Thelma Osatohanmwen
The former Minster of Communication, Adebayo Shittu has tasked the Federal Government to retain Bandits terrorising the nation and give them hope of a better future.
Speaking with Channels TV on Wednesday, he disclosed that the majority of bandits wreaking havoc in the country are learned and able bodies individuals.
He advised that the government should consider taking a nonviolent approach towards them, and retain them to work for the government so as to foster economic growth.
“If I am in a 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,” Shittu said.
Expressing his concern over the amount northerns uneducated, he attributed that to the rise of banditry in Nigeria and his statement coincidentally goes with Sheikh Ahmad Gumi who advised the federal government to negotiate with bandits.