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President Tinubu Reveals What Will Happen To Terrorists, Bandits In Nigeria

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President Tinubu, Terrorists, Bandits

President Tinubu has finally opened up on his administration’s plan ahead to combat terrorists and bandits ravaging the peace and safety of Nigerians.

Brand News Day Nigeria reports that President Bola Tinubu has declared that the proposed state police operatives will be well-armed in an effort to end the decade-long security challenges in Nigeria.

This online news platform understands that President Tinubu made this comment during the All Progressives Congress, APC, National Executive Committee, NEC, meeting held on Friday at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja.

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President Tinubu also revealed plans to establish forest rangers, stating that they will also be equipped with arms to end terrorism and banditry in Nigeria.

 

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President Tinubu said, “We are going for state police. We will do forest rangers. We will arm them. We will defeat those terrorists and bandits; we must do that.

Newsone recalls that President Tinubu promised to establish local police in states following the recent surge in killings and other activities of the criminal elements causing mayhem across the country.

The National Assembly has also thrown its weight behind the establishment of the local force, although there are some stakeholders who are still sceptical about the effectiveness of the state police owing to possible abuse by state governors.

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Meanwhile, a former Ekiti lawmaker and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Ayodele Arise, has backed President Tinubu’s Military action over the Republic of Benin.

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Brand News Day Nigeria reports that the former lawmaker, who represented Ekiti North in the Senate, supports the recent military intervention in the Republic of Benin aimed at quelling a coup attempt.

Sanator Arise dismissed suggestions that President Tinubu acted hastily or breached the Constitution by taking action before formally notifying the National Assembly.

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Arise threw his defence in support of President Tibubu on Saturday, while speaking as a guest on an Arise TV programme.

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Arise’s concerns came barely 24 hours after the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, confirmed that the 11 Nigerian military personnel detained following an emergency landing in Burkina Faso remain in custody.

Tuggar disclosed while speaking to journalists at the ECOWAS Commission in Abuja.

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