Controversial Islamic cleric, Sheikh Gumi, has stated that the act of kidnapping school children is a “lesser evil” when compared to the killing of soldiers.
Gumi stated this while speaking in an interview with the BBC on Tuesday, December 9, adding that Nigeria must negotiate with bandits to prevent greater bloodshed.
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According to him, while the abduction of minors is “evil,” it remains less grievous when compared to the maiming of soldiers.
“Saying that kidnapping children is a lesser evil than k!lling your soldiers, definitely is lesser. K!lling is worse than, but they are all ev!l. It’s just a lesser ev!l. Not all ev!ls are of the same power,’ ‘he said.
He cited previous incidents, including the mass abduction in Kebbi State, arguing that the victims were freed without fatalities.
“So it’s a lesser evil than, like, what happened in Kebbi. They abducted children, and they were released. They didn’t k!ll them,” he said.
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