With the escalation of insecurity across the country, a popular Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, on Thursday went spiritual, praying God to punish those behind the insecurity and bloodletting in the country.
Posting on his Facebook page, Gumi prayed that God should punish the perpetrators of insecurity and spare the innocent.
He wrote: “My prayer today: Ya Allah! Whoever initiated or is behind this insecurity and bloodbath in Nigeria, whether foreign or citizen, or has any benefit, material or otherwise, or is even happy that people are being killed, or willingly did nothing to stop it, may by Your divine power be exposed. And Your anger poured upon them and punished immediately without harm to the innocent. Amin.”
The Shiekh’s prayer is coming amidst escalation of abductions and killings of innocent Nigerians across the country by bandits and kidnappers.
Recall that last month, bandits invaded Christ Apostolic Church, CAC, Oke Isegun in Eruku area of Kwara State and kidnapped more than 59 worshippers.
By the time of this report, about 38 of the abductees have since been released from their abductors.
In a similar vein, 10 people were kidnapped in Biresawa and Tsundu communities in the Tsanyawa Local Government Area of Kano State last week.
In what would be a thumbs up to our military and other security operatives, the kidnap victims have since been released by troops of the Operation MESA under the 3 Brigade Nigerian Army.