Controversial Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, wants bandits treated with respect and empathy despite their rampaging murderous activities in the country.
Speaking at a peace conference by the Center for the Advancement of Human Dignity and Value at Arewa House in Kaduna, Gumi urged security operatives to respect the human rights of the bandits. Curiously, he didn’t appeal to the bandits to respect the rights of others.
He said: “The bandits also have empathy as we have; they have families, children. The first step is to use psychology on them. They aired their grievances and are ready to change. They should be respected and should be given all the human rights everybody has.
“Some are suggesting killing them. All because they are killing. For three year’s you have spent $1 billion, and now you need another $1 billion. But, I said one-third of that will enlighten them, and they will stop killing. Have you tried it? Nobody tried it,” Gumi said.
