The service chiefs to be confirmed are the Chief of Defence Staff; Maj Gen C.G Musa, Chief of Army Staff, Maj. T. A Lagbaja, Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral E. Ogalla and AVM Abubakar, the Chief of Air Staff.
“The best way to go about handling the issue of bandits is to introduce dialogue first. But as I said, if that fails, then the government will go all out to eliminate them,” Yerima had said after a courtesy visit to the President on Monday.
“So, before engaging them this time, the government must make sure that all the parameters for negotiations are there. What we are saying is that any approach that will solve the problem including negotiations if possible, should be pursued.’’But the Zamfara State Government vowed to wage a serious war against bandits, stressing that there would be no amnesty for them
He maintained that the state government would go after them wherever they might be hiding to flush them out of the state to restore peace. The plenary session was presided over by Deputy Senate President, Jibrin Barau, who informed his colleagues of the reason for Akpabio’s absence.
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