2023: Peter Obi Visits Bandits Negotiator, Sheikh Gumi In Kaduna

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, and his running mate, Baba-Ahmed Datti, on Monday paid a courtesy visit to controversial Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, in Kaduna State.

Obi and Datti arrived in the state on Monday to meet with the Arewa Joint Committee.

The former governor of Anambra State shared pictures of the visit to Gumi on his Twitter page.

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Koko Tv learnt Gumi, played host to the Obi and Datti at his residence in Kaduna on Monday.

Sharing photos on his verified Twitter page, Obi said: “Dr Datti Baba-Ahmed and I stopped by for a courtesy call on Sheikh Gumi at his official residence in Kaduna.”

The visit generated flurry of reactions on social media.

Gumi, a medical doctor and retired military officer, is the current ‘Mufti’ and ‘Mufassir’ at the Kaduna Sultan Bello Central mosque.

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In times past, the cleric has been accused of ‘sympathising’ with bandits, who have brought untold hardship on families and communities through their violent onslaught, kidnappings for ransom and mindless killings.

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