Human rights lawyer and activist, Deji Adeyanju, has called on the President Bola Tinubu-led government to immediately arrest controversial Islamic cleric, Ahmad Gumi, over what he described as inflammatory comments allegedly sympathetic to bandits terrorising parts of Nigeria.
Adeyanju made the demand on Wednesday following the circulation of a viral video in which Gumi was heard speaking about Fulani herders amid worsening insecurity across the country.
In the video, the cleric reportedly said Fulani herdsmen “are going nowhere,” insisting that “they are part of us and we are part of them. We must live with them.”
The remarks have triggered outrage on social media, with critics accusing Gumi of repeatedly making statements perceived as soft on armed groups blamed for killings, kidnappings and attacks across northern Nigeria.
Reacting through a post on his Facebook page, Adeyanju said individuals who sympathise with terrorists should be treated as terrorists.
“People like Gumi can only survive in a country without a government. Terrorists sympathizers are terrorists,” he wrote.
He further alleged that the cleric’s public comments and actions were encouraging terrorism and undermining national security efforts.
“His words and actions promote terrorism in Nigeria. I call on the government to arrest him to serve as a deterrent to others,” Adeyanju added.
Gumi, a Kaduna-based cleric, has for years remained a controversial figure due to his engagements with armed bandit groups in northern Nigeria.
While he has defended his meetings with bandits as part of peace and reconciliation efforts, critics have consistently accused him of legitimising criminal elements responsible for mass abductions and violent attacks.
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