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You Are A Security Threat To Nigeria – Ohanaeze Tells Gumi

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The apex-Igbo group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has described controversial Islamic cleric, Sheik Ahmad Gumi, as a security threat to the existence of Nigeria.

Speaking on Monday through its National Publicity Secretary, Alex Chiedozie Ogbonnia, the Igbo group stated that the comments made by Gumi are totally condemnable.

Recall that the Islamic cleric had said that Nigeria would disintegrate if the Federal Government declared bandits as terrorists.

Gumi in a post on his Facebook account noted that the actions of bandits in the Northwest which has seen innocent people killed is tantamount to terrorism.

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He, however, said the moment bandits are declared terrorists, the direct foreign Jihadist movements will set in force, and many unemployed youths may find it palatable and attractive.

However, according to Ohanaze Ndigbo spokesman, the federal government should immediately recognise Gumi as a security threat to the nation.

Ogbonnia added that what Gumi professes as an Islamic cleric is contrary to most of his public statements and his support for bandits.

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According to Ogbonnia, people like Gumi who speaks for the bandits were more dangerous and need to be closely monitored.

He said: “In the first place, he professes Islam but Islam in itself is supposed to be a symbol of peace. As an Islamic cleric, his descriptions are sometimes at variance with the role he plays in society. So, his role is in contradiction to his faith as an Islamic cleric and such a person is more dangerous.