Thread by @DefenseNigeria

Unable to bear the blows netted to bandits the radical Islanic ckeric Sheikh Gumi is back. This time he declares

"Military force not an option. BANDITS are going no where"

When we talk about the Top 5 problem plagueing Nigeria, Gumi makes the list. He posted on his Facebook page today

"Zamfara: The Flaring Of Crisis’, military action against criminal herdsmen and bandits will not solve the security challenge, but will only worsen the situation”

This, ladies and gentlemen is Sheikh Gumi's reaction to recent military success over bandits in Zamfara forest. To take this from me. Let's QUOTE hkm verbatim.

QUOTE
“ … Every time they kindle the fire of war, Allah doth extinguish it; but they (ever) strive to do mischief on

earth. And Allah loveth not those who do mischief.”

“Zamfara state is unique in many aspects. In early 2000 AD the state ignited a wildfire of states constitutional amendments that accommodated the application of sharia law beyond personal law (i.e. marriages, divorce,

and inheritance) to include the Islamic criminal law. It was well received by the local populace with eleven other northern states adopting it. However, it goes without saying, that the international community ruled by leaders that are promoting sodomy and lesbianism in the

garment of secularism were at the forefront of fighting it. In a short time, it became political and fizzled away.”

“If such shariah implementation move had concentrated in literacy and economic empowerment the kind of which we see in Saudi Arabia, with its rich resources,

Zamfara would have become a shining example of the blend of a religiously modern state proud of its development and modesty. Unfortunately, it turned out to became the den of criminality and instability in the region.”

“By 2015, banditry has replaced cattle raring that is

becoming nearly impossible. Drugs were introduced into the herdsmen that are known to be illiterates or semi-illiterates. The reaction of the town local vigilantes (a natural reaction to any communal aggression in self-defence) pitched the herdsman against the local rural

helmets, villages, and adjacent towns to the forests as they are lynched and maimed when whenever they enter markets.

“With their acquisition of weapons, they realized how easy it became to be masters of their abode the forest, where no authority can venture into.

This has emboldened them to further attack people for more ransoms to sustain their newfound reality.”

“The danger we face now is ideological demagogues changing the narrative. They are trying hard to infiltrate the herdsmen. And we know their objectives. They want to destroy

all modern governments by fighting the military and now in the recent cajoling of local populations, they have tormented before to join them in the struggle.”

“Let us face the reality, these herdsmen are going nowhere, and they are already in battle gear, and we know our

Military very well, so before things get messy, we need cold brains to handle this delicate situation.

“Military actions in the past have worsen the situation stimulating herdsmen resistance. Any more action will push them closer to religious fanaticism. It gives them

protection from discrediting them as thieves and also reinforce their mobilization of gullible young unemployed youth as we saw with BH.”

“I have met many of the bandit leaders to see a way out of this gridlock. I have talked to the political class and security agents.

Except for an exception, most state governors want a peaceful resolution of the conflict. The Police and other security outfits have also realized the enormity of the problem.

“Just as we had the Niger delta conflict resolved with an amnesty which comes with reconciliation,

reparation, and rehabilitation packages, so will the herdsmen crisis be resolved. In fact, there is a need for a Marshal plan to educate the nomadic pastoralist so that no citizen is left behind.”

“These measures I enumerated are cheaper, easier, and lasting than the kinetic

approach which is now taking place. No military especially of a poor economy can win guerrilla warfare. The recent victory of the Taliban in Afghanistan is a factual warning for those that contemplate.”

END QUOTE.

You see, when someone isn’t smart enough to express their frustration, they use inflammatory remarks like this. These are words that describe someone who is embittered he didnt get the Amnesty

..he so laboriously campaigned for. Selling out his dignity as a descent human being by lobbying for murderers under the guise of religion. This is the man that admonished Nigerians from refering to bandits as criminals. They are victims of circumstances he said.

The is the man that claimed the President was being unfair in refusing bandits Amnesty when such gesture was accorded to Niger Delta militants. This is the man that boasted there are about 100,000 armed bandits, there is no way soldiers can protect every student.

..dialogue is the key. This is the man that hoped to stoke religious tensions among trools by refering to Christian soldiers in the Nigerian army criminals while extoling the virtues of muslim soldiers. For someone who claim to be a peacemaker not once has Gumi emphatized with

..the parents of the students who fell victim of Banditry.

No nation in the world that can move forward with people like Sheikh Gumi is given a platform to air his bizzare amd dusturbing grievances. He should be behind bars, not treated with kids gloves.

There is absolutely no way you can blame Nigerians for crying double standard when people like this openly advocate for groups outlawed by the Nigerian government and yet is not made to face the consequences. Nigeria is a circular state not an Islamic republic.

Of all the repugnant statements made by the Islamic cleric, this is by far the worst. How is this even legal?

Bandits ramped up their attacks for ransome when Gumi began campaigning for Amnesty. They hoped to force or "shock" the President into the negotiating table by acts of babarity. They thought they had it under the bag. Gumi will do the talking, he bandits will ramp up pressure.

So why are inflammatory remarks by the Islamic cleric tolerated? What is this, some kind of "do not give up" vitamin shot to the arm for demoralized insurgents? How can anyone individual openly ridicule the military's exploits, advocate for terrorists and walks free?