{"id":89720,"date":"2021-12-10T10:37:23","date_gmt":"2021-12-10T09:37:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=89720"},"modified":"2021-12-10T10:37:23","modified_gmt":"2021-12-10T09:37:23","slug":"i-no-longer-associate-with-bandits-gumi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/i-no-longer-associate-with-bandits-gumi\/","title":{"rendered":"I no longer associate with bandits \u2014 Gumi"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">Renown Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has said he no longer had anything to do with bandits, following their declaration as terrorists by the court.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nRecall that on November 25, a Federal High Court in Abuja had declared the activities of all bandit groups in the country as acts of terrorism.<\/p>\n<p>Gumi is known for demanding amnesty for bandits who are said to have\u00a0 killed thousands and abducted many, including schoolchildren.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Speaking in an interview with online newspaper on Wednesday, the cleric said he would no longer mediate for bandits.<\/p>\n<p>He said:\u00a0 \u201cSince the federal government has declared them terrorists, I don\u2019t have anything to do with them anymore.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cI will not like to expose myself to danger again and to put a spotlight on myself unnecessarily. I have tried all I could do to admonish the nation on the best way to do it, but it seems my advice has fallen on deaf ears.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have endangered my life for peace by going to the forest and engaging the bandits. Among them are rock bandits,\u00a0 dangerous, armed, ready to fire.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n\u201cIt is dangerous, still we risked our lives to see that we bring peace to this nation. Because somebody has to take that risk and we took it and thanked God we came out safely and knowledgeable, knowing how to come about this issue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMaybe in the future when the political situation changes for the better, we can do it again so that there will be peace, harmony and tranquility in the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"yj6qo\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"adL\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Renown Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has said he no longer had anything to do with bandits, following their declaration as terrorists by the court. 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