Bandits: Let Us Retain Them, Many Of Them Are Very Intelligent, Many Of Them Are Able Bodied- According to Shittu

The government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been asked by former Minister of Communication Adebayo Shittu to assure bandits of a bright future, pointing out that most bandits are physically fit and highly clever individuals who can be productive. CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>

The Daily Post claims that Mr. Shittu encouraged the federal government to engage in negotiations with these criminals by disclosing this information during an interview on Channels Television.

Furthermore, he noted that the millions of out-of-school children in Northern Nigeria is a production factory for banditry in the country, noting that negotiating with the bandits will definitely bring a lot of positive results.

He said: “If I am in position, it is not too late to use non-kinetic measures in negotiating with bandits, giving them a promising future. Let us retain them, many of them are very intelligent, many of them are able-bodied.”

This statement is coming when a popular Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, urged President Bola Tinubu’s led Federal Government to negotiate with bandits. Gumi further urged President Tinubu not to follow the footsteps of his predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari, who refused to negotiate with the bandits.