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The Islamic Scholar had said amnesty to bandits would help calm down the tensed insecurity situation in the North.
However, HURIWA’s National Coordinator, Emmanuel Onwubiko said Gumi should be arrested for defending bandits.
A statement by HURIWA reads partly: “We call for the arrest of the Kaduna based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Abubakar Gumi who has waged a media campaign to defend terrorists.
“Expatriates, government officials and private individuals have not been spared as there have been numerous instances of kidnap and hostage-taking in the Niger Delta region.
“From the perspective of these militants, the taking of hostages is aimed at bending the government’s will to grant resource control to the states which produce oil and which have been affected by the drilling of crude oil on their lands.
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Yemi Osinbajo, the Vice President of Nigeria has kicked against the prohibition of digital currency in Nigeria.
Osinbajo who called for the regulation of cryptocurrency in Nigeria said Cryptocurrencies in the coming years will challenge traditional banking in ways that cannot be imagined.
He said although he fully appreciates the strong position of the CBN, SEC and some of the anti-corruption agencies on the possible abuse of cryptocurrencies, he believes that their position should be the subject of further reflection.
He explained that the future of money and finance, especially for traditional banking, must be as exciting as it is frightening but disruption makes room for efficiency and progress.
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The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), on Friday, called for the arrest of Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, for saying journalists are criminals for calling bandits criminals.
The union expressed reservation on Gumi’s remarks during an interview on Arise TV on Wednesday where he labelled journalists as criminals for calling bandits criminals.
In his interview, Gumi said: “You are emphasising on criminality, I don’t know. Even the Press (journalists) are criminals too because they are putting oil into fire [sic]. These people are listening to you, don’t address them as criminals”.
“It is instructive to note that one of the gangs that were recently interviewed by Nigerian journalist, Abdulaziz Abdulaziz and published in Daily Trust of today where the bandit leader insisted on being introduced properly as “Kachalla Halilu Sububu Seno, Leader of all Terrorists. He is the Leader. Yet Malam Gumi insists they are not criminals.”
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The NUJ National President, Chris Isiguzo, said, “We do not see any correlation between journalism and criminality.”
The statement said, “This unnecessary and unprovoked attack on members of the media by a hitherto respected cleric who decided to embark on strange errands, is unacceptable and it is becoming clearer now that he is pursuing a different agenda. We equally recall a recent statement credited to Sheik Gumi where he was inciting bandits, by encouraging religious biases among soldiers on the battlefield.”
The NUJ expressed shock that the same Sheik Gumi who has used the media to speak to leaders to advance his course, is at the same time attacking the Journalists for simply describing bandits as criminals.