Ahmad Gumi, a Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, says the kidnapping of schoolchildren is a “lesser evil” when compared to the killing of soldiers, arguing that Nigeria must engage bandits in dialogue to prevent greater loss of life. Speaking in an interview with the BBC, excerpts of which circulat
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