Kaduna-based Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has revealed that his encounter with security agencies was fruitful.
Gumi disclosed this in a post on his X (formerly Twitter) handle #Ahmad_Gumi, on Tuesday .
He made this disclosure on the outcome of his invitation to answer questions on the activities of kidnappers and bandits.
Gumi told his followers that there was no cause for alarm, adding that there was no animosity in the course of the meeting and called for unity and synergy to achieve everlasting peace.
“Last night I got many frantic calls from well-wishers and journalists about a news item that I was interviewed by security. There is absolutely no cause for alarm. Yes, we had a productive interaction on how to curb banditry as we are all trying — each in his own sphere — to tackle the monster bedevilling the nation.
“There was no animosity but courtesy and full of respect. We all need as a nation to unite and work in synergy to achieve an everlasting peace. I thank you for your concern. May Allah continue to protect us from all evil. Amin,” the post read.
He said he had a “productive interaction”, with the agencies on how to curb banditry across the country.
The Minister of Information, Mohammed Idris, had on Monday, told State House journalists,
that the Federal Government would invite Gumi for questioning, adding that he (Gumi) was not above the law.
The cleric had asked President Bola Tinubu to grant him approval to negotiate with bandits who kidnapped about 287 schoolchildren (137 as claimed by the Kaduna State Government) from Kuriga Government Secondary and LEA Primary Schools in the Chikun Local Government Area of the state.
