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Gumi Criticizes Bandits For Their Misguided Notion Of Religious Duty
Gumi Criticizes Bandits For Their Misguided Notion Of Religious Duty
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Islamic cleric Ahmad Gumi has revealed that bandits in Nigeria believe they are serving a higher purpose through their criminal activities. In a Facebook post on Sunday, Gumi responded to a recent incident where bandits seized and burned Mines Resistant Armour Personnels (MRAPs) belonging to the military. The bandits, led by notorious kingpin Bello Turji, posted a video of the burning MRAPs online, raising significant concern……….CONTINUE READING
Gumi’s post, titled “Radicalisation of Bandits: I warned against the danger,” highlighted that the bandits initially engaged in what he termed an “ethnic war,” which he believed could have been resolved with a different approach. He expressed regret that his warnings against escalating military actions were not heeded.
“Initially, bandits were involved in an ethnic conflict that could have been resolved,” Gumi wrote. “I cautioned that intensifying military actions would lead them to adopt ideologically driven guerrilla tactics. Unfortunately, no one listened.”
He further compared the bandits’ evolving motives to the Boko Haram insurgency, noting that like Boko Haram, the bandits now believe they are serving a divine cause, making their ideological conflict much harder to resolve. “The difference is that ideological wars, like the one Boko Haram represents, are often intractable. The bandits commit similar crimes but now under the belief that they are servin
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