Popular Islamic Cleric, Shiekh Gumi has criticised the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB and Yoruba activist, Sunday Igboho over what they have done to Southern Nigeria.
Gumi, a controversial figure, in a statement on Monday disclosed that IPOB was gradually destroying the South-East and Igboho has introduced confusion to the South-West.
He claims that both figures need to be engaged and encouraged to quit their agitations.
“NE is already and is still devastated by this madness for over 12 years. If we allow, terror, to set in into these raw naïve unexposed bandits, NW will be in ruins sooner than later. Already IPOB is destroying SE, and Igboho has set the ball of confusion rolling in SW. For those who want to destroy the NW, it’s a good recipe. Turn bandits into religious zealots. Tell me, what then remains of Nigeria?”
“I have started to get these raw bandits out of their misadventure but unfortunately, I have few helpers and a mountain of antagonists. The psychology in fighting natives is to induce a motive for their struggle if they don’t have one already, a motive that is manageable, and it is so managed. Unfortunately, reactions to threat in our nation are always slow and incoherent.”
“I hope another Igbo clergy goes into the IPOB militants likewise and talk sense into them, and another Pastor of Oduduwa land talks against the Igboho secessionist tribal movement by way of sensitising people to the values of a cohesive nationalism that will guaranty freedom, equality, and justice for all. Religious forces can permeate hardened hearts where secular forces cannot.”
“Regrettably, people just sit down in the comfort of their rooms or parlours and make useless passing comments that only add fuel to the inferno of ethnic jingoism and bigotry.”
Mallam Gumi,you are criticizing & at the same time advising clergy men to talk to Sunday Igboho & Kalu’s supporters to drop their agitations without profferring any solution to the basis of the bone of contention,until one aims at the base of fire
with an extinguisher to extinguish it without this the infarno will persist,failure to do this,is the reason why you are failing in your effort to convince the bandits in your enclave to drop their nefarious activities for peace.
Until the right and necessary things are done,you and your likes will continue to fail and so long shall peace continue to elude us.
Brute force can’t solve the myriad challenges we have in this country, the only solution is jawjaw over a round table.