President
Muhammadu Buhari has challenged military personnel deployed to Katsina State,
saddled with the task of fighting bandits in Zamfara, to be `as ruthless as
humanly possible’ in carrying out their assignment.
The
president gave the challenge when he addressed the 1000-strong military force
assembled to check the menace of the bandits and other criminal elements at the
Umaru Musa Yar’Adua International Airport Katsina, on Saturday.
The
Federal Government had, on July 29, assembled military personnel, comprising
the army, air force, police and the civil defence to help in tackling the
activities of the bandits.
The
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has
deployed fighter aircrafts to Katsina, the airport with the closest proximity
to Zamfara, to allow for immediate and effective response to the menace of the
bandits.
He
had also authorised the engagement by NAF, of advanced satellite surveillance
technology to help in accurate detection of movement and locations of the
bandits.
The
bandits had been terrorising innocent rural dwellers, razing down several
villages and towns across the local government areas of Zamfara, and also
kidnapping for ransom.
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