Islamic Cleric, Gumi, Niger SSG Meet Bandits In Forest, Appeal For Release Of Abductees
SaharaReporters gathered that the delegation met with the armed men in Tegina forest, a border town between Niger and Kaduna states.
by Saharareporters, New York
Feb 19, 2021
Prominent Islamic cleric, Ahmad Gumi, on Thursday led the Secretary to the Niger State Government, Alhaji Ahmed Matane, and security operatives to a meeting with some suspected bandits in the state.
SaharaReporters gathered that the delegation met with the armed men in Tegina forest, a border town between Niger and Kaduna states.
The development comes two days after gunmen abducted 27 students and workers of Government Science College, Kagara, Niger State.
EXCLUSIVE: Bandits Who Met With Sheikh Gumi Vow To Deal With El-Rufai, Threaten More Attacks On Kaduna Communities Security Source
The governor said the bandits would not be willing to give up kidnapping, considering how lucrative kidnapping had been to them.
by SaharaReporters, New York
Feb 19, 2021
Bandits operating between Tegina in Niger State and Birnin Gwari in Kaduna State have vowed to deal with Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State.
The bandits disclosed this during a peace meeting with popular Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, on Thursday at Tegina forest, a top source told SaharaReporters.
El-Rufai had earlier in the month said any bandit arrested in the state would be killed, maintaining that “Kaduna State is at war with bandits”.