Kaduna-based Islamic scholar Dr Ahmad Gumi has described education as the way to end crime and criminality among herders in the country.
Dr Gumi had about seven months ago embarked on visitations to Fulani communities in an effort to educate them about Islam and preach to them against involvement in acts of criminality.
He spoke in a fresh Facebook post on his page on Sunday.
See post below:
It’s Education!
In the package it means building schools for them and their children to rehabilitate them and prevent their children from joining the banditry as a way of life, it is called mopping out the pool from which criminals get their foot soldiers.
Seven months ago, in early February I was in Janjala forest of Kagarko to visit Herdsmen to encourage them to resist and fight back against the bad eggs among them and also put the foundation stone of a school/center for them.
The response was spontaneous, even before the school was erected, they have started lessons under the sun waiting for it to be completed.
Today, with the roofing in place, they have moved into the school even without plaster, electrical fittings, ceilings, tiles, and painting to continue their lessons.
So far about 600 students were enrolled out of which 150 are married women.
This is how a society is transformed and redirected. They have now tested the sweetness of knowledge and have seen the value of education. They cannot be recruited anymore to commit crimes as they are looking forward to a brighter future of respect and dignity.
Imagine if we have these kinds of centers all over the forest in different states, in no time, the bad eggs will have no ‘justification’ for committing crimes.
This is a practical example for people to emulate and governments to listen to.
May Allah continue to guide us and bring peace and tranquility to our nation. Amin
