Insecurity: Why bandits started killing victims – Sheikh Gumi

<p><strong>Popular Islamic Scholar&comma; <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;Openlife&period;ng">Sheikh Ahmad Gumi<&sol;a> has disclosed that something made bandits start killing their victims&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Gumi said bandits were out to avenge the killing of their family members by the military through airstrikes&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Speaking at a retreat on inclusive security organized by the Global Peace Foundation and Vision Africa in Abuja&comma; the Kaduna-based Islamic scholar said that the bandits were victims seeking justice&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He noted that it was important for the federal government to meet with bandits urgently before they become uncontrollable&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Gumi said&colon;<em><strong> &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We all know that bandits initially don’t kill people&period; They only kidnap people to get money&comma; but something has metamorphosed and turned them into a Frankenstein monster that kills people just for the pleasure of it<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h1><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;4-dead-as-robbers-raid-3-kogi-banks-blow-up-police-station&sol;"><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;800000&semi;">4 Dead As Robbers Raid 3 Kogi Banks&comma; Blow Up Police Station<&sol;span><&sol;a><&sol;h1>&NewLine;<p>Gumi&comma; who is a known advocate for bandits&comma; recently vowed to stop meeting with them&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Islamic scholar took the stance following the prescription of bandits by an Abuja Federal High Court&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;