Gumi urges Nigerian government to consider dialogue in tackling terrorism

Islamic cleric Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has advised the Nigerian authorities to rethink its stance connected refusing to negociate with terrorists, saying dialog whitethorn beryllium cardinal to ending the country’s long-running violence.

In a Facebook station connected Wednesday, the Kaduna-based cleric argued that Nigeria is being influenced by a “Western slogan” that does not ever bespeak reality.

He stressed that talks, alternatively than unit alone, could assistance interruption the rhythm of attacks affecting galore parts of the country.

Gumi besides warned that anemic borderline power is worsening insecurity, allowing weapons and transgression elements to determination freely.

According to him, this has made it much hard to decision coercion and support citizens.

He pointed to ongoing tensions involving the United States and Iran, saying adjacent almighty nations prosecute successful negotiations contempt nationalist positions against it. He urged Nigeria to gully lessons from specified situations.

He said: “We should not beryllium misled by the Western slogan, ‘We don’t negociate with terrorists.’”

Gumi added that unit often leads to much suffering for civilians, arsenic some violent attacks and...