The military has been given marching orders by President Bola Tinubu to eradicate banditry and overall insecurity by the end of 2025.
In a widely shared video, Defense Minister Abubakar Badaru revealed this.
Badaru stated that the military will keep up its assault on bandits and other criminals in accordance with Tinubu’s directive.
According to the Minister, bandits are now evading capture and the military will not give up until they have all been apprehended.
As stated by Badaru: “The bandits are now on the run, but the military will not rest until we end this thing. The president has given us marching orders to end insecurity in every part of our country by the end of this year.
“The Chief of Defence Staff, NSA are working day and night to actualize that target, as you have seen we are putting pressure on all the theatre operations.
“And indeed, mining activities have been lifted in Zamfara already and this is part of the reason we are meeting today to look at all areas where we have serious security issues and how best we can secure those areas.”
