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 Federal Government Has Rule Out Negotiating With Bandits In Zamfara State And The Neighboring States As An Option The Minister of Defence, Badaru Abubakar, stated yesterday that dialogue with bandits to resolve the issue of armed banditry in Zamfara State and neighbouring states was not an option. Abubakar mentioned that many states have tried and failed with this method. Instead, he urged the European Union to support Nigeria's efforts in combating terrorism through intelligence sharing and providing equipment. Meanwhile, Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, announced the conversion of Mustapha Umar Elkanemi Arabic (Teachers) College in Maiduguri into a specialized institute that teaches Arabic and Islamic education to counter the ideology of Boko Haram. During a meeting at the Ministry's headquarters in Abuja, Abubakar spoke to the European Union delegation led by Samuela Isopi, the Ambassador of the European Union to Nigeria and ECOWAS. Badaru requested th

  Nasir El-Rufai, the Kaduna State Governor, said if efforts from security agents are not intensified, bandits and terrorists could take advantage of the transition period to inflict bloody attacks in the country, especially in the North West and Northern region. El-Rufai on Wednesday disclosed this at the presentation of a security report by the Kaduna state government in the state capital. He called for escalated security operations against bandits and terrorists in the case of increased terror in the remaining days of the current administration and beyond.  The reviewed 2022 annual and first quarter 2023 security reports showed that 1,266 and 4,973 persons were killed and kidnapped in 15 months. “We appeal for an escalation of security operations over the 39 days remaining till the end of the tenure of this administration and beyond so that the change of baton at the federal level does not result in a dangerous lull that criminal outlaws can exploit”, he stated. Following the report