The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum, AYCF, has reacted to the
Federal Government’s declaration of bandits as terrorists.
Yerima Shettima, AYCF National President, said nobody should
be allowed to hold the country to ransom.
Speaking with Dailypost, Shettima said the decision of the
Federal Government was better late than never.
He stressed that Buhari should be commended for the decision
to declare bandits as terrorists.
According to Shettima: “It’s better late than never, it’s
long overdue. All the tendencies and characters of terrorism has been displayed
by these characters in the name of banditry.
“It’s indeed a good thing and I applaud the Federal
Government for that courage. Some of us were not happy when the court made the
pronouncement and the president could not attend to it immediately, but it’s
better late than never; this can not continue.
“Nobody can be allowed to continue to hold the country to
ransom; as such, I commend the Federal Government and Buhari for this feat.
“I hope those saddled with the responsibility will do the
needful, so that for once, we can have some rest.”
Asked if the proscription is a sign that Nigerians should
expect an improvement in the country’s security, Shettima said: “I believe from
what I’m seeing that we are likely to see something better than what we have
seen in the past.”
The Attorney-General of the
Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), had gazetted a court
judgement which proscribed bandits.
The gazetted pronouncement proscribed their existence and
restraining any person or group of persons from participating in activities of
bandit groups.
This follows weeks of footdragging, after Justice Taiwo
Taiwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja, granted an ex parte application for
Yan Bindiga (Hausa word for gunmen) and Yan Ta’adda (Hausa word for terrorists)
to be declared as terrorists.
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