President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the service chiefs and other security and intelligence coordinators of Nigeria to mark and take out bandits, kidnappers, and their sponsors.
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Major-General Babagana Monguno, told the State House correspondents after a security meeting, chaired by President Buhari in the State House, Abuja.
He said, the President also warned the security chiefs that a situation, where criminals dictate the pace of security events in the country should be ended immediately, ordering them to be proactive.
According to him, Buhari insisted that all the decisions approved at the recently held National Security Council meeting, including the ban on mining activities in Zamfara and the no-fly-zone order, remain in force until further notice.