Gumi disclosed this while rebuking those calling for his arrest and prosecution over his interaction with bandits.
The Islamic cleric described those calling for his arrest as “clowns.”
HURIWA had pointed out that Gumi’s interaction with bandits was a treasonable offence that should be decisively dealt with.
However, the Kaduna-based cleric stressed that he was not the first to have negotiated with bandits.
Speaking with DAILY POST, Gumi noted that Kaduna and Zamfara States’ governors had met with bandits before him.
Asked to respond to those calling for his arrest, Gumi said: “Those are clowns, even the Kaduna State governor dialogued with them, Zamfara governor dialogued with them.
The Islamic scholar stated this on Friday while giving updates on the demands of the bandits over the recent abduction of schoolchildren in Kagara, Niger State.