adsIslamic cleric, Ahmad Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi, on Monday denied claims that he is in tacit support of the lingering banditry in Nigeria.
He rather questioned what he described as overreliance on military operations over the last 17 years, which he said had failed to produce lasting peace, particularly since the Boko Haram insurgency escalated in 2009.
“If the kinetic approach is not working for 17 years, why don’t we change the approach?” he asked.
He denied allegations linking him to banditry and terrorism, insisting that his comments on insecurity and dialogue with armed groups have been repeatedly misrepresented by critics and some online content creators.
Addressing journalists in Kaduna, Gumi said manipulated video clips, distorted statements and sensational headlines were being circulated to falsely portray him as sympathetic to criminal groups.adsads
