A Kaduna State-based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has
said politicians are not funding the unrest in the northern part of the
country.
In recent times, insecurity has continued to increase in the
region, particularly the North-West.
Many, including the monarch of Gobir in Sokoto State, have
been killed by bandits and other criminals.
In 2021, the Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, alleged that
politicians were sponsoring the banditry being witnessed in parts of the
country.
However, in an interview with Saturday PUNCH, Gumi dismissed
the allegations that politicians were behind the unrest in the region.
He said, “This is an unintelligent allegation. No politician
is sponsoring these people. We are all victims. The opposition is not even
behind this. This is a natural reaction of people neglected for centuries
without education.
“Now they are exposed to the world and they want education.
These people are exposed to the Internet and they see how much they are
deprived. They want to fight back. This act is not by anybody.”
He further stated that the people were expressing a strong
desire for a better future for their offspring.
“We went to a village between Abuja and Kaduna and we built
schools for herdsmen. To our surprise, over 600 of them with their families
have started schooling there. They told us that they do not want their children
to be like them. Imagine if we did that all around the country.”
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