The leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele on Thursday warned President Bola Tinubu not to allow Islamic Cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi negotiate for the release of 285 students that were abducted in Kaduna.
Primate Ayodele saif it is not ideal for a civilian to be negotiating with terrorists unless he is one of them.
He explained that allowing Gumi to negotiate will lead to more kidnapping attacks and ransom payment which will not end kidnapping anytime soon.
In a statement signed by his Media Aide, Oluwatosin Osho, Ayodele suggested to the government to interrogate Sheikh Gumi and persecute him if possible to ascertain his involvement in the kidnap attack since he appears to know the terrorists.
He said: ‘’Let us allow the security agencies to get to the root of this issue, civilian interference will destroy our security outfit and turn it to something else. If a civilian negotiates, it means he is part of the kidnappers and any civilian that wants to get involved in the negotiation should be arrested and prosecuted.
‘’Allowing Sheikh Gumi to negotiate for the release of 285 children abducted in Kaduna is not advisable, he should be interrogated and prosecuted except the government is afraid of him.
“If he knows something about the kidnap, he should provide the information for the military and security agencies and not going to negotiate.’’
He made it known that Nigerians have the responsibility to help security agencies secure the release of these children and bring an end to the menace in our society.
