It is time for the government to “put a bridge” for the bandits to “crossover and sit down with the authorities” in dialogue-Sheik Gumi

An Islamic cleric, Sheik Abubakar Gumi has accused the Nigerian security operatives,as one of the beneficiaries of insecurity in the country.According to the Islamic scholar insecurity has become a lucrative Business for those those who are suppose to protect life and property.

Speaking on Wednesday during an interview on Arise TV.

The cleric who has consistently called for negotiations between the government, and the bandits that have taken to the trade of kidnapping, some “bad elements” in the security system are cooperating with the bandits.

Gumi said many people are involved in the crime of banditry, as the act has become a business.

He queried, “How can these big weapons get across our borders into the forests without the cooperation of some bad elements in the security system? It’s not possible.”

He called for a rejig of the country’s security system, noting that to fight banditry, there was a need to overhaul Nigeria’s security structure.

Meanwhile, he said it was time for the government to “put a bridge” for the bandits to “crossover and sit down with the authorities” in dialogue, to enable the release of the captives in the den of the bandits.

He also stated that the issue of banditry in the country was a tribal war, in which the government was not supposed to take sides.

According to him, the so-called bandits are Fulani herdsmen who had been victimized by people of other tribes, so they took up arms to protect themselves.