Mr Nasir El-Rufai, Governor of Kaduna State
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has stated that his government has been asking President Muhammadu Buhari and the federal government to declare bandits as terrorists since 2017 without any positive response.
El-Rufia disclosed when he received a Quarter Three security report on the state on Wednesday, adding that declaring bandits as terrorists would allow the military to “kill” them without having to worry about international laws. According to El-Rufai, his government has written letters to the federal government, requesting that bandits be declared terrorists.
He stated, “We in the Kaduna State government have always aligned with the declaration of bandits as insurgents and terrorists. We have written letters to the federal government since 2017, asking for this declaration because it is the declaration that will allow the Nigerian military to attack and kill these bandits without any major consequences in international law.
“So, we support the resolution by the national assembly, and we are going to follow up with a letter of support for the federal government to declare these bandits and insurgents as terrorists so that they will be fair game for our military. This is the view of the Kaduna State government.”
