The System Is Feeding Them!’ — Sowore Blasts Federal Govt Over Gumi, Banditry Logistics

Human rights activist and former presidential candidate, Comrade Omoyele Sowore, has dropped a bombshell on the Federal Government’s handling of national security, alleging that the persistence of banditry and terrorism in Nigeria is a result of high-level complicity and logistical support from within “the system.”

Speaking during a viral interview on Kaftan TV’s Yoruba program, “Oju To Le Oju To Ko,” Sowore weighed in on the controversial role of Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, asserting that the cleric is merely a symptom of a deeper leadership failure.

Addressing the public outcry over Sheikh Gumi’s frequent interactions with bandits, Sowore argued that the cleric is simply filling a vacuum left by the government. He noted that Gumi’s ability to locate and negotiate with these groups—often accompanied by security personnel—proves that their whereabouts are no secret to the authorities.

“Gumi is not a fool,” Sowore stated. “He has told you the government knows these people. Soldiers follow him, police follow him… if the government were doing its job, Gumi would be irrelevant. He is just an intermediary because he knows them.”

In a stinging critique of the nation’s intelligence apparatus, Sowore questioned how groups supposedly hiding in remote forests manage to maintain a sophisticated supply chain that rivals legitimate businesses.

“Where does Boko Haram get the petrol they use? Where do they get the weapons and constant supply of ammunition?” he queried. “They are in the forest, but the ‘system’ is supplying them. You cannot have a gun without bullets; so who is supplying the bullets constantly? Who is supplying the food?”

He further claimed that the government possessed precise intelligence on late insurgent leaders like Abubakar Shekau, including “the exact tree he lived under,” yet failed to take decisive military action.

Sowore took his allegations a step further, placing the blame for the protracted conflict on the doorsteps of the nation’s military brass. He alleged that the war on terror has become a lucrative enterprise for those at the top of the command chain.

“The people at the top of our leadership are the ones benefiting from this,” Sowore alleged. “In Abuja, the people who have the most money and are building massive estates are the Army Generals. They are the ones!”

The activist concluded by warning Nigerians that until the “business” of insecurity is dismantled, the country may continue to witness the recurring cycle of kidnappings and attacks that have defined the last decade.