Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has said that his government will not consider the appeal of terrorists to stop the bombing of their hideouts.<\/p>\n
This followed the Nigerian Air Force\u2019s vow to continue its onslaught on bandits and terrorists in the North-West, particularly Zamfara until peace returns to the zone.<\/p>\n
In April, a suspected bandit leader, Garba Aminu in a video posted on social media appealed to the governor to dialogue with terrorists for peace to reign in the state.<\/p>\n
But, Lawal said his government would sustain its effort in fighting terrorists, adding that his administration would not negotiate with criminals<\/p>\n
The governor, who spoke through his Chief Press Secretary, Sulaiman Idris, called on bandits and other terrorists in the state to lay down their arms.<\/p>\n
He said, \u201cYou don\u2019t negotiate with killers while they still wield dangerous weapons. They need to surrender themselves first to the authorities, and then we can weigh the next step.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs it stands, we don\u2019t see any remorse from the bandits. Most of their leaders and other bandits were killed during the ongoing operation called \u2018Ceton Arewa\u2019 which started a few weeks ago. They will continue to be bombarded until they finally surrender.<\/p>\n
Also, a senior officer in the Nigerian Air Force who spoke to Sunday PUNCH under anonymity because he was not authorised to speak on the issue, said NAF would continue its aerial bombardment of terrorists until the state is rid of criminals.<\/p>\n
The source said, \u201cNAF will continue to carry out its constitutional responsibility of protecting the territorial integrity of Nigeria.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe won\u2019t stop until the people of Zamfara can go on with their daily lives without threat to their lives or properties. They deserve a good life and we owe them that much. We have had several air interdictions in the general area. We do this daily, day in and day out.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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