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Despite the mixed feelings over his seeking out bandits in their fortress in parts of the North, mercurial Islamic preacher, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, says he remains resolute in his mission, bares his mind, during an interview with Northern Bureau Chief, MUHAMMAD SABIU, on a controversial video of one his engagements with bandits and what he meant by his description of journalists as criminals. EXCERPTS:
RECENTLY, the governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-rufai, said your recent peace mission with bandits was a waste of time, How do you view the statement?
I found this peace mission I’m embarking on to be useful than any other security measures. I have seen a positive result in Zamfara State. Even these sporadic attacks of schools are an indication that the peace mission is working. The abduction of school children in Niger and Zamfara states was carried out by sprinter groups because all the bandits that are involved in the peace processes in the two states affirmed tha
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All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial aspirant in the 2019 elections and a former member, House of Representatives (Kaura-Namoda/Birnin-Magaji Federal Constituency of Zamfara State), Honourable Aminu Sani-Jaji, served as Chairman, House Committee on Security and National Intelligence. He speaks with Northern Bureau Chief, MUHAMMAD SABIU on the APC reconciliation in the state, Sheikh Gumi’s peace deal as well as the solutions to the insecurity in the country.
Now that the APC is back as one in Zamfara State, what is the implication of the reconciliation to 2023 elections?
Yes, we thank God, even though the journey in respect of this reconciliation started since last year. I can say God has proved right what I have said before, that as long as we desire to move our party forward and we care about the people of Zamfara State, we must come back together as one. And that was the reason I took a bold decision in November 2019 by reconciling with the former governor
Elder statesman and former Minister of Steel Development in the Second Republic, Paul Unongo, who is also the convener of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF),