Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has stated that he supports the rehabilitation of repentant Boko Haram terrorists and bandits by the Federal Government of Nigeria.
He said those who surrender and show they have changed should not be killed but forgiven and reintegrated into society.
In an interview with News Central TV, Sheikh Gumi said Jesus Christ once forgave the sins of a prostitute who was about to be stoned and told her to go and sin no more. He said both Islam and Christianity believe in forgiveness.
Gumi said repentant terrorists should be rehabilitated and turned into useful citizens.
He also added that they have valuable experience and can help the military defeat terrorists because they know their tactics and secrets
In Gumi’s words: “So if they repent what do you want to do, to kill them? Jesus Christ taught us that if you see somebody repent (sic). A prostitute came to him, they wanted to stone her because it is stoning and killing, and he said, ‘Go and sin no more’. This is even Christianity. So what do you want us to do? Put them and kill? That is what is called genocide, if they surrender then we accept their surrender and rehabilitate them and make them useful Nigerians”
