FG Condemns Reckless Statements.

Federal Government says it will not hesitate to make anyone answer for comments it believes to be provocative or “reckless” stating that, no one is above the law.

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, who disclosed this at the State House, Abuja, after the Federal Executive Council meeting said, days after terrorists kidnapped at least 287 pupils from Kuriga, Chikun Local Government Area, Kaduna State, Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, had offered to dialogue with abductors, and advised to facilitate the release of the abducted schoolchildren, and the President should allow him to negotiate.

The Islamic scholar warned against Tinubu repeating the mistake made by his immediate predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari, who refused to negotiate with bandits, while, reacting to a question about the episodes of controversial comments and intervention by the Kaduna-based cleric, and had reasons in the past to be a guest of security agents to answer for his comments, adding that the government would go after anyone who it believed had questions to answer.