{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"NaijaEyes Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/naijaeyesblog.com\/ro","author_name":"Favour Jeremiah","author_url":"https:\/\/naijaeyesblog.com\/ro\/author\/f790d3db318184ac\/","title":"Sheikh Gumi Stirs Outrage with Bizarre Claim: Kidnapping Children \u2018Better\u2019 Than Killing Soldiers - NaijaEyes Blog","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"ergziW5W9A\"><a href=\"https:\/\/naijaeyesblog.com\/ro\/kidnapping-children-lesser-evil-sheikh-gumi\/\">Sheikh Gumi Stirs Outrage with Bizarre Claim: Kidnapping Children \u2018Better\u2019 Than Killing Soldiers<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/naijaeyesblog.com\/ro\/kidnapping-children-lesser-evil-sheikh-gumi\/embed\/#?secret=ergziW5W9A\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8222;Sheikh Gumi Stirs Outrage with Bizarre Claim: Kidnapping Children \u2018Better\u2019 Than Killing Soldiers&#8221; &#8211; NaijaEyes Blog\" data-secret=\"ergziW5W9A\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/naijaeyesblog.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/naijaeyesblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Sheikh-Ahmad-Gumi-312.jpg","thumbnail_width":720,"thumbnail_height":405,"description":"Popular Islamic cleric Sheikh Gumi has described the abduction of schoolchildren as a \u201clesser evil\u201d compared to killing soldiers, adding that Nigeria must negotiate with bandits to prevent greater bloodshed. In an interview with the BBC published on Tuesday, Gumi stated that although kidnapping minors is &#8220;evil,&#8221; it is nevertheless less serious than murder, especially [&hellip;]"}