Insecurity: Buhari rules out amnesty for bandits, terrorists

President Muhammadu Buhari has ruled out the possibility of granting amnesty to bandits, kidnappers and insurgents in the country.


Speaking on Thursday, February 25, during the joint security meeting of Northern State Governors’ Forum and traditional rulers in Kaduna, Buhari his government would continue to deal decisively with such criminals whom he said constitute a threat to the country and its people.


“At the same time, we are confronting the various dimensions of security challenges that continue to slow down the emancipation of our people from poverty and economic deprivation. The Government shall continue to deal with insurgents, bandits, kidnappers and other criminals who constitute a threat to innocent citizens across the country.


Criminals are criminals and should be dealt with accordingly, without resorting to ethnic profiling. I have already tasked the new Service Chiefs to devise new strategies that will end this ugly situation where the lives of our people continue to be threatened by hoodlums and criminals,” he said.