Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant general Farouk Yahaya warned bandits that the Nigerian Army would take the most extreme measures against them and treat them as terrorists.
“I urge the troops not to relent but to continue to be more resolute and decisive in dealing with the criminals, and when we engage criminals and bandits, we are not looking for prisoners of war, we kill them and bring their weapons, that we will continue to do,” Gen Yahya said during the Training and Doctrine Command TRADOC and 31 Artillery Brigade in Minna.
The Army chief added, “Security is never 100 per cent, but as acknowledged by many, there is much improvement, and it is the beginning, we are continuing in that drive along with other services, agencies including all other stakeholders.”
Gen Yahya also asked Nigerians who have information regarding these outlaws to help security agencies to prevent criminal acts.
“I am in Minna today as part of my operational visits to 31 Artillery Brigade, Minna and TRADOC. As usual, when you assume office, you go round to see the troops and interact with them, and that is what brought me here. I have gone round almost all the divisions of the Nigerian Army. This is just the continuation,” the general said.
