Army Chief Vows never to reconcile with bandits
The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, has kicked against moves by some politicians to reconcile with bandits, saying that, “the Army will not reconcile with them”.
Addressing journalists in Faskari town on Wednesday, Buratai said, the Army would squarely face and kill the notorious bandits if they failed to surrender.
General Buratai ruled out the possibility of negotiating with the bandits.
“We will make sure that we fight against banditry and other forms of criminal activities in all parts of the country but no reconciliation, as such I am calling on the bandits and other criminals to surrender and embrace peace.”
He also refuted claims that the Army has failed in the fight against insurgency, insisting that the Army is doing its best.
The Army Chief maintained that a substantial number of both Boko Haram members and the bandits were neutralized by the Army within the last few months, adding that, “Very soon, we will get rid of all forms of criminality in the country”.
General Buratai commended the military for their untiring efforts in the fight against insurgency, calling on the people in the country to support them in order to achieve the desired objective.
