When there is a distress call before the arrival of the army to the difficult regions, Zamfara State district heads and communities are urged to organise organisations that would safeguard their villages.
The Nigerian Army emphasised that there will be no negotiations with anybody posing a threat to the country’s peace and demanded that all terrorists and bandits, especially those in the Northwestern area, surrender unconditionally.
The army claims that because the terrorists are still having a difficult time, their only choice is to lay down their weapons and submit to the military.
After officially opening the RSM House at the 1 Brigade Cantonment, Major General Godwin Mutkut, General Officer Commanding 8 Division, Nigerian Army Sokoto, revealed this to reporters in Gusau, the capital of Zamfara State.
Negotiation is a trap; they’ve tried it before and it didn’t work, so why do it again?, General Mutkut said. “Nobody negotiated with them before they entered the bush. Now that the fire is hitting them, they want to—well, I won’t call it negotiation—well, they should just come out and surrender.
The commander remarked that the army will not stop trying to rid the area of terrorists.
He emphasised that the military will not negotiate with the bandits but will instead hunt them down and kill them. He gave the bandits advice that, in order to survive at the hands of the army, they should emerge from their hiding places and surrender.
He claims that despite the rainy season, the military have been travelling to difficulty spots like Zurmi, Shinkafi, Tsafe, Dansadau, and other troublesome locations in Zamfara State to drive the terrorists out of their hideouts.
Even though it is raining, we are going to regions where the bandits are not expecting us, giving them a bloody nose. If they want to survive, they should just give up, as there are many places that we haven’t yet gone.
General Mutkut stated that bandits are now attacking soft targets, particularly when they see unarmed civilians on highways or villages. Before the military arrived in the difficult area, he asked the District Heads and residents of Zamfara State to organise organisations that would safeguard their areas in the event of a distress call.
