The Nigerian Army has ruled out amnesty again for bandits terrorizing the North West zone of the country, asking governors for a free hand to eliminate terrorists.
The army warned the criminals to flee the country with immediate effect, saying they would be given close marking and blocked from entering other parts of the country if they attempt to flee North West.
Chief of Army Staff, Maj.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, who stated this at Army Headquarters, Abuja while playing host to the Zamfara State governor, Dauda Lawal, called on the governors to give troops a free hand to eliminate all the criminal elements.
“Your Excellency, I think we need to look at this amnesty program. The criminal elements have proven to be incorrigible. So, the issue of amnesty has created an avenue for them to regroup and re-organize and launch attacks,” Lagbaja said.
