DECLARE BANDITS TERRORISTS, KATSINA LAW MAKERS URGE BUHARI, GOV, MASARI

The Katsina State House of Assembly on Monday called on the federal and state governments to declare bandits as terrorists.

The call followed the presentation of a report by its committee on security on the incessant attacks on Nigerians by bandits.

Chairman of the committee, Muhammad Abubakar, said the call was part of its recommendations.

Mr Abubakar said the declaration of bandits as terrorists would give the military, the police and other security agencies the power to decisively deal with them.

"There is what we call, limitation of administration. This means there are some actions that security agencies cannot take against bandits because they have not been declared as terrorists.

Therefore, there is the need for the declaration of the bandits as terrorists so that all necessary measures can be taken by security agencies to fight them.