Kaduna Kidnapping: I am ready lead a holistic dialogue between the FG, bandits – Sheikh Gumi tells Tinubu

Controversial Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi says he is willing to facilitate a meeting and subsequent discussion between the Federal Government and the bandits who kidnapped the 287 school children from Kuriga Government Secondary and LEA Primary Schools in Chikun Local Government Area.

Sheik Gumi, who has in the past shown he has a significant level of access to the kidnapper called on the Tinubu-led administration not to repeat the mistake of the past administration who category said they won't negotiate with bandits.

He commented on the refusal of the Kaduna State government to negotiate with the armed bandits involved in this latest round of kidnapping.

Reacting, Gumi, in a statement said: “The government’s stand of no negotiation with the bandits is an unfortunate position. My advice is that the government should dialogue with the bandits not only for these Kuriga school children abductions but all the cases.

“Also, the government should use the same approach it used in releasing passengers that were abducted on Abuja – Kaduna train in 2022 to release the Kuriga school children and others.

“I am ready to lead a holistic dialogue between the government and bandits. It is a religious duty for me to do so for peace.

“I hope the present government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will listen by dialoguing with the bandits because the past administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari refused to do so.”