A prominent Nigerian group, the Northern Elders Forum, has thrown its weight behind efforts by Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, a Muslim cleric based in Kaduna, to open dialogue with bandits responsible for the abduction of 287 students in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
The Forum believes Gumi’s mediation could lead to the safe release of the schoolchildren and potentially prevent similar incidents in the future.
This is coming even as President Bola Tinubu has insisted that there would be no negotiation and no ransom will be paid to the criminals who have insisted on a N1 billion price as condition for safe return of the children. kidnaped on March 7.
