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Kaduna Govt Urged To Liaise With Military To Flush Out Bandits LAGOS – More Nigerians have expressed anger over the recent revelation by Kaduna State governor, Senator Uba Sani, that his government has been negotiating with terrorists wreaking havoc in his state. Public commentators have described the governor’s action as disappointing and an exercise in futility. It would be recalled that Governor Sani, on Monday, January 27, 2025, revealed why his administration opted for a peace deal with bandits unleashing terror in some parts of the state, saying it would bring peace in the area.
Kaduna had been under attacks by bandits who had been raining terror in communities such as Chikun, Kagarko, Giwa, Kajuru, and Birnin Gwari local government areas of the state, in addition to their attacks on other major highways. Since the tenure of former Governor Nasir el-Rufai, bandits and all sorts of criminal elements gave the people sleepless nights as they terrorised the people, especially in Southern Kaduna, even as several educational institutions in the state were raided, with students abducted in large numbers. This was as negotiations by then Governor El-Rufai could not yield positive results.
Dr Victor Mathew, a security expert and cleric, who spoke to Sunday Independent, on the development, stated that negotiating with non-state actors at any level is an admission of defeat, powerlessnes.