Following the growing level of Insecurity in Zamfara state, Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday declared Zamfara State a no-fly zone while also banning all mining activities in the area till further notice.
This sharp move is made in a bid to curb the rising activities of bandits in the state who are believed to always get supplies from aircrafts.
Major General Babagana Monguno (Rtd), National Security Adviser (NSA),revealed this when he spoke with newsmen after the security council meeting in Abuja on Tuesday.
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According to him, the service chiefs had been mandated by President Buhari to go after all non-state actors, whose activities had been fueling chaos, for prosecution.
Monguno equally noted that the president had charged the new service chiefs to reclaim all areas under the control of bandits, insurgents and kidnappers, and all others involved in criminal activities across the country.
He said the government would not accept blackmail from anyone, stressing that the government had the responsibility to assert its will.
‘Citizens can reside wherever they want to reside. Anybody who is a criminal should be brought to a book.
‘The president has also warned against ethnic profiling. We have enough of chaos. Any individual that thinks he can cause disunity should have a rethink,‘ he said.
AFRICA DAILY NEWS, NEW YORK
