 Islamic cleric Ahmed Gumi has accused the government of neglecting bandits. Sheikh Gumi said this in an interview with Newsmen on Sunday. He noted that marginalization is the root cause of insecurity in Nigeria. The cleric also blamed the insurgency problem on the previous and current administration of Nigeria. He said there's a rise in criminality because most bandits were in a hurry to make more money before security agents closing on them. He said that most bandits have laid down their arms willing to negotiate and that only a few fragments are still carrying out attacks.