The Federal Government (FG) says the Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Ahmad Gumi has questions to answer over some of his comments regarding the activities of bandits, adding that he has been invited by security agencies. This was disclosed by the Minister of Information, Mohammad Idris, to State House correspondents after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on Monday.
He said, “Government will stop at nothing to get any kind of information that is required to solve our problems; the security agencies are up and doing.
“Sheikh Gumi, or any other individual, is not above the law. If he has suggestions that are good enough and that are constructive enough for the security agencies to take, they will take but if they think that he is also making some statements that appear to be reckless, he will also be reprimanded.
“There is nobody that is above the law. Let me put it here and I’m aware that he also been a guest of security agencies to answer questions.
“When you make remarks, especially remarks that border on our national security, it is incumbent on our national security to think further and they are doing just that; no one is above the law.”
He also added that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu charged security agencies to end the menace of kidnapping and ensure perpetrators are apprehended and face the full wrath of the law.
Gumi recently criticized the FG’s recent list of alleged terrorist financiers which included his close associate, Tukur Mamu and 14 others.
