From Femi Mustapha, in Kaduna
The Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru, has stated that the federal government under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will not negotiate with bandits.
He emphasized that the ongoing military onslaught against banditry, kidnapping, and rustling will be sustained in the Northwest and other parts of the country until all bandits are chased away.
“We are not going to jump into negotiation. We will look at the merits and demerits of it. But as it is now, we are not going to negotiate with them (bandits).”
Speaking in an interview with the Media in Kaduna today (Tuesday), he said that he was in Kaduna to visit military formations under the directives of the Commander-in-Chief, President Bola Tinubu.
He noted: “You will agree with me that the military onslaught against the bandits has been successful.
