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"There's nothing like repentant terrorists let them go and see God," says El-Rufai

"There's nothing like repentant terrorists let them go and see God," says El-Rufai

The Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai kick against the Federal Government idea of rehabilitating terrorists.

According to him the best way to deal with people terrorising Nigeria is to kill them.

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The governor made this known on Tuesday while speaking with newsmen at the state house after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari.

He was in the state house to brief the president on the recent attack which led to the death of 40 persons in Kaduna state.

The governor was accompanied by Samuel Aruwan, Kaduna commissioner for internal security and home affairs.

He said: “There is nothing like repentant terrorists. The only repentant bandit is the one that is dead. Our intention in the state is to kill them (terrorists), let them go and see God.”

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El-Rufai said the whereabouts of the bandits are not hidden but that the military is wary of the collateral damage it could cause the civilian community.

Listing the types of terrorists in Nigeria he said there are three types; the Boko Haram insurgents, the bandits, and members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).

He also added that declaring bandits as terrorists have given the military more power to wage war against them

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He, however, asked for intervention of the president for more deployment of security forces to enable a comprehensive operation.

He called on the security agencies to carry out aggressive operations against the terrorists.