By Akinwale Kasali
Deji Adeyanju, Activist and Lawyer, has called on President Bola Tinubu’s Government to immediately arrest Islamic Cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi over comments he allegedly made in support of bandits and the ongoing security crisis in the country.
Adeyanju made this call following a viral video in which Gumi was heard asserting that “Fulani herdsmen are part of us and we are part of them.”
He added that as Nigerians, we must live with them.
His remarks generated series of controversies, as security experts and political analysts condemned it.
Adeyanju, however, took to his Facebook Page on Wednesday, and insisted that sympathizers and terrorists should be treated as one. Such individuals, he said, can only thrive in a failed State .
“People like Gumi can only exist and survive in a country without a Government.
“Terrorists sympathizers are terrorists. His words and actions promote terrorism in Nigeria. I call on the government to arrest him, so as to serve as deterrent to others”, Adeyanju stated.
Over the years, Gumi has been known to have made controversial statements, and has consistently supported bandits and herdsmen, urging the Government to give them a sense of belonging and dialogue with them.
He had, oftentimes called for negotiations between bandits and the Government.
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