No School Is Safe Until Govt Negotiates With Bandits — Gumi

slamic Scholar, Sheikh Abubakar Gumi has said that no school is safe until the government negotiate with bandits.

sources report that controversial Islamic cleric, Sheik Abubakar Gumi, has said that no school is safe until the government negotiate with bandits noting that there are about 100,000 armed bandits in the North-West alone.

He insisted that no school could be safe until the government engaged with the bandits.

Gumi said the bandits kidnapping school pupils were disappointed that he negotiated with them without the involvement of the Federal Government.

Gumi stated this during an interview with The PUNCH on efforts to rescue the kidnapped pupils of Tegina Islamic School, Niger State, North Central, Nigeria.

The bandits had requested N200m from the victims’ parents, which was subsequently reduced to N150m.

Gumi said despite efforts to get the pupils out, the bandits were adamant in their financial demand.