FG is ready to listen to bandits and settle them without much costs – Minister of Police Affairs, Muhammad Dingyadi

Minister of Police Affairs, Muhammad Dingyadi has mentioned that the federal authorities is able to hearken to repentant bandits and settle them with out a lot prices, as a part of the options to the insecurity situation within the north-west and north-central areas of the nation.

Dingyadi mentioned this on Tuesday September 14, throughout an interview on Channels Tv’s Politics Right this moment.

Commenting on the continued navy operations towards bandits in Katsina, Zamfara, Sokoto and different states the place their actions have been alarming, he mentioned the current administration supposed to reintegrate repentant bandits into the bigger society, saying the federal government would intently monitor those that have turned a brand new leaf to make sure they don’t return to their previous lifestyle.

He mentioned;

“Anyone prepared to give up and do it honourably and truthfully; the federal government is able to hear. The federal government is able to see what they will do to settle them down with out a lot price.”

On whether or not the window of amnesty was nonetheless open for bandits willing to give up, Dingyadi mentioned;

“If you discuss of amnesty, it’s a relative time period and what the Federal Authorities is making an attempt to say is that: ‘Allow us to see those that have surrendered their arms, allow us to hearken to them, allow us to chronicle them, allow us to obtain them’; we can’t simply throw these individuals away as a result of they’re all Nigerians.

“After all, they’re criminals, they’ve dedicated atrocities, they’ve dedicated crimes, however in keeping with the worldwide legal guidelines, if you give up from a battle zone, you aren’t killed, you aren’t maimed, you might be allowed to have your say.

“We’re listening to them to see how we are able to combine them into the bigger society. What we are attempting to do is to get them settled of their varied communities, to allow them to have a type of technique of livelihood in order that they will combine peacefully and honourably into the society.”