A prominent Islamic scholar, Sheik Ahmed Gumi, said Saturday, that the Boko Haram group will not succeed in their plan to destroy the country.
In an interview with Leadership at his Kaduna home he said that the insurgents’ “cannot kill someone and expect peace; they will not live to enjoy the killings they did; they have only destroyed themselves”.
“I am calling on all those killing people including the Boko Haram members to stop that; they are destroying themselves, and they can never succeed,” he said.
Having said that, Gumi believes that the recent declaration of state of emergency in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states was politically motivated.
“The state of emergency is a political decision done in necessity of war because the army, police security checkpoints and the rest have all the facilities to fight the Boko Haram without imposing such law.
“In fact, it is my idea that engaging the army might be like killing a fly with a hammer, because Boko Haram is entrenched within the civilian population. Very good intelligence can fish them out.”
“The Boko Haram group does not have the firepower; they only load a car with explosives somewhere and explode it. The Boko Haram members only need good policing; a well-equipped police, good intelligence can curtail their activities. And if the situation gets worse, get the officers in the armed forces to fish them out.”
Gumi further said that “Nigerians must live in peace; everyone needs good health, shelter, education and a better future for their children. We need tranquillity. Leaders should not be biased at all level; they should serve all Muslims, Christians, and in fact they should serve the whole country”.
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