Similarly, The Federal Government says Kaduna-based Islamic cleric Ahmad Gumi has been invited by security agencies for questioning over some comments he made on the activities of bandits.
The Minister of Information, Mohammed Idris, who briefed State House correspondents after the Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting on Monday, said nobody is above the law and found guilty, Gumi will be reprimanded.
The minister also insisted that no ransom was paid for the release of all the 137 school children abducted on March 7, 2024 from the Chikun Local Government Area of the state by marauding bandits in Kaduna State, adding that the victims secured their freedom through the concerted efforts of security agencies in the country.
Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State had on Sunday said Gumi was not involved in the safe return of abducted Kuriga pupils, though the cleric had offered to negotiate with bandits for the release of the pupils.
Gumi ran into a fresh crisis with security agencies last week when he said they have no right to declare any Nigerian a terror financier. The cleric had reacted to a recent list by the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit, NFIU, declaring his close associate, Kaduna-based publisher, Tukur Mamu , and 14 others as terror sponsors.
