Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has suggested that Nigeria could have made more progress in the fight against banditry if additional Islamic scholars had been deployed to engage with bandits. He argued that direct dialogue with the criminals could have yielded better results. Gumi's comments come amid ongoing debates over the effectiveness of military and non-military approaches to insecurity. The cleric has previously advocated for negotiations with bandits.
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