Nigerian Army asked all terrorists and bandits especially those in the Northwestern region to surrender unconditionally.
Gatekeepers News reports that the General Officer Commanding 8 Division, Nigerian Army Sokoto, Major General Godwin Mutkut said this while addressing journalist in Gusau, Zamfara State capital after Inaugurating RSM House at the 1 Brigade Cantonment.
Mutkut stressed that there will be no negotiating with those who threaten the nation’s peace.
The Commander noted that the option for terrorists right now is to drop their arms and surrender to the troops.
Mutkut said, “Nobody negotiated with them before they entered the bush, now that the fire is hitting them, they want to negotiate, well I won’t call it negotiation, they should just come out and surrender, negotiation is a trap they have done it in the past and it did not yield any result, so why still repeating the same mistakes again.”
He stressed that the army won’t relent in its continuous efforts to clear terrorists from the region.
The Commander reiterated that the military will not negotiate with the bandits but will rather go after them in their hideouts to eliminate, he advised that if the bandits want to survive from the hand of the troops, they should come out from their hideouts to surrender.
Mutkut said the troops have been going to troubled places like Zurmi, Shinkafi, Tsafe, Dansadau and other troubled areas in Zamfara State in spite of the rainy season, dislodging the terrorists from their hideouts.
The Commander said, “Before now there are plenty places that we have not entered but as it is now, despite the rain we are going places where the bandits are not expecting, giving them bloody nose, if they want to survive, they should just surrender.”
He added that the bandits are now hitting on soft targets especially on the sight of innocent citizens in the villages or Highways.
He further advised District Heads and communities in Zamfara State to form groups that will protect their communities when there is a distress call before the arrival of the troops in the troubled area.
