Obasanjo met Boko Haram leaders, they agreed to lay down arms, govt reneged – Sheikh Gumi

Controversial Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has claimed that erstwhile President Olusegun Obasanjo met with Boko Haram leaders successful Maiduguri, Borno State, but the authorities reneged connected its portion of the negotiations.

Gumi claimed that the leaders of the violent radical had promised to laic down their weapons during the gathering with the erstwhile president.

In a video, the Islamic student expressed interest that the authorities negotiates with each radical but has refused to talk with Boko Haram.

“You negociate with the Taliban, Hamas; you negociate with everybody you person problems with; wherefore can’t we negociate with them? So it’s present similar a taboo to negociate with them?

“Look astatine Obasanjo; helium told maine this himself that, astatine the aboriginal signifier of Boko Haram, helium went to Maiduguri wherever helium met with the leaders of Boko Haram and they agreed to laic down their arms.

“And helium came back, but the authorities was reluctant to instrumentality action, and helium was bitter astir that; you tin interrogation him.

Gumi further charged the Nigerian authorities to benignant retired its information challenges and not look towards the planetary community.

He said, “Nigeria has to amusement the planetary assemblage that this is our baby, this is however we want, and not depending connected your morals and standards.

“The authorities should not perceive to the planetary assemblage becau...