Buhari orders Service Chiefs to take out Bandits and their sponsors

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the service chiefs to take out Bandits and their sponsors.

The President gave the order during his meeting with the service chiefs at the presidential villa, Abuja, on Tuesday.

The meeting with the service chiefs comes ahead of Buhari’s medical trip to London, UK.

Babagana Monguno, the national security adviser (NSA), briefed state house correspondents after the meeting.

Monguno said the president also insisted that he will no longer tolerate a situation whereby bandits and kidnappers are the ones dictating the pace and setting the tone.

Munguno words: “On the issue of kidnapping and banditry, this menace still persists, especially in the north-west and the north-central zones. Mr. President has been very emphatic, he has stated very clearly that this problem must be brought to an end, but using the traditional methods that the armed forces have been trained to deploy.

“Mr. President has made it very clear to both the intelligence and operational elements that the first assignment will be to identify the leaders of these bandits, kidnappers and take them out, in order to restore confidence in those areas.

“Mr. President has said that he will no longer tolerate a situation whereby bandits and kidnappers are the ones dictating the pace and setting the tone and he will not also condone a situation in which our own operations are reactionary rather than being proactive.

“He has also indicated his willingness to provide all the resources required by our own troops in order to put down these criminals. They must be brought down with all the ruthlessness that is required and whoever is working in collaboration with them will be brought to book.”