Respected Islamic scholar, Sheik Ahmed Gumi, Saturday told the members of the violent group- Boko Harm that they would not succeed in their plans to break up Nigeria.
Gumi while speaking with newsmen at his Kaduna home avowed that the outlawed sect “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.
On the recent declaration of state of emergency in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states by President Goodluck Jonathan, the medical doctor said the decision was politically motivated.
According to him, “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 the Boko Haram is entrenched within the civilian population. A very good intelligence decision can fish them out one by one,” he said. “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 added that “Nigerians must live in peace; everyone needs good health, shelter, education and a better future for their children. We need tranquility. 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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