Kagara abduction: Sheikh Gumi meets Niger gov, says meeting with bandits ‘positive’

Renowned Islamic Scholar, Sheikh Abubakar Gumi, on Friday, met with the Governor of Niger State, Abubakar Bello, over the abduction of students and members of staff of Government Science College, Kagara.

Photos of Gumi meeting with some bandits in a forest in Niger State surfaced online on Friday.

The Islamic scholar later visited the governor at the Government House in Minna to brief him on the outcome of the meeting with the bandits.

Addressing journalists after the meeting with the governor, Gumi said, “The outcome is very positive because if you have warring factions and each faction says that I have complaints and grievances which are very simple, I think there is hope.”

Governor of Niger State, Abubakar Bello is expected to address the press any moment from now.