Banditry: Gumi accuses security agents of colluding with bandits

The Islamic Cleric and self-acclaimed banditry negotiator, Ahmad Gumi on Wednesday accused the security agents of colluding with bandits who are veraciously terrorising the northern part of the country.

To this end, the cleric called for an immediate overhaul of the nation’s security architecture, if the issues of insurgents and banditry must come to an end.

The cleric, who is known to have access to bandits, made the allegation in a chat with Arise TV on Wednesday.

“Total overhaul of the country’s security architecture is a significant step in ending banditry,” he said.

Speaking on Arise News Morning Show, he alleged that a lot of bad elements in the nation’s security forces are in collusion with the bandits.

According to him, the bandits have been able to access assorted weapons that they use against Nigeria due to the undue cooperation of the security agents with bandits.

He alleged that the security agents were doing business with the security and lives of Nigerians

Gumi said: “These bandits if you don’t know, are cooperating with a lot of bad elements in our security system. This is a business. So many people are involved, you’ll be so surprised.

“They were caught in Zamfara, they were caught everywhere. How do these big weapons cross our borders? How can these big weapons cross our borders and get into the forest without the cooperation of some bad elements of the security operatives assisting them? It is not possible. If I give you the same amount of guns, can you take it to the UK? You can’t because the security is at alert. Part of fighting this banditry is to overhaul our security system.”

Gumi has on many occasions insisted that Nigeria Government must negotiate with the bandits to have peace.

He has also stated that the schools in the northern parts of the country are not saved until the government do the needful and sincerity negotiate with the bandits.

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