6th December, 2021
Femi Fani-Kayode has given his opinion on the statements credited to Buba Galadima over the declaration of bandits as terrorists.
Galadima, a former ally of President Buhari, in a recent interview, had said it is a waste of time and a show of ignorance to declare the bandits as terrorists.
Galadima said: “There are implications for this declaration. Those who declared these bandits as illegal or outlaws suggest that they know who the bandits are and have not done anything about them. For me, it’s a waste of time and a show of ignorance on the part of those who did that because I don’t know who answers bandits, whether they have address or location in such a manner that when they do banditry, you know where you can arrest them.”
He also added that the prominent advocate for bandits, Sheik Gumi, can only be arrested if those who demanded Nnamdi Kanu’s release are arrested.
Galadima said: “How about those who went to the President to request the release of Nnamdi Kanu who is the professed leader of IPOB? Why didn’t they arrest those people if you are arresting Sheik Gumi?
Fan-Kayode, however, took to his Facebook page to reply to his “erudite old friend.”
He wrote: “Sad to hear these words from an ordinarily profound and erudite old friend like Buba. I guess in his world we should call the bandits angels and saints instead of calling them terrorists.”