Popular cleric, Ahmad Gumi, has said that he will no more expose his life to the danger of visiting bandits in forests.
He said it had all along been a tough risk as some of the bandits were extremely unpredictable.
He is irked that the Federal Government has classified the bandits as terrorist’s despite all his attempt to get the crisis resolved.
In an interview with ‘Premium Times’ on Wednesday, he said, “Since the federal government has declared them terrorists, I don’t have anything to do with them anymore.
“I will not like to expose myself to danger again and to put a spotlight on myself unnecessarily.
“I have tried all I could do to admonish the nation on the best way to do it, but it seems my advice has fell (fallen) on deaf ears.
“I have endangered my life for peace by going to the forest and engaged the bandits. Among them there are rock bandits, they are dangerous, armed ready to fire.
“It is dangerous, still we risked our lives to see that we bring peace to this nation. Because somebody has to take that risk and we took it and thanked God we came out safely and knowledgeable, knowing how to come about this issue.
“Maybe in the future when the political situation changes for better, we can do it again so that there will be peace, harmony and tranquility in the country.”
