The Arewa Think Tank, a Northern group, has expressed excitement over President Bola Tinubu’s directive to the military to end banditry in 2025.
The PUNCH reports that the group’s convener, Muhammad Yakubu, said the President’s order is a welcome development that has rekindled hope in the current administration’s ability to tackle insecurity.
According to Yakubu, the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Mohammed Matawalle, had disclosed that Tinubu had directed the military to ensure that banditry is brought to an end by next year.
“We are happy to hear that Matawalle told All Progressives Congress (APC) members at his Gusau residence about the directive from Tinubu and assured that the military would do everything to comply with the President’s directive,” Yakubu said in a statement issued in Kaduna on Monday.
The ATT convener described the President’s directive as a testament to his commitment to ending the scourge of banditry, kidnapping, and general insecurity in the country.
Yakubu also commended the President for not playing politics with the issue of insecurity, noting that the directive to the military is a clear indication of his determination to tackle the problem head-on.
“This is even coming at the time Mr. President has taken another bold step to ending this monster called banditry, kidnapping, and general insecurities by allocating the largest share of the 2025 budget to defence. We say kudos to him.”
