The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, on Saturday, explained why the military cannot bomb the bandits’ hideouts in the North-West, IgbereTV reports
Muhammed , who featured in a radio programme on Bond FM, admitted that the fight against the bandits pillaging communities in states in the North-West was very difficult.
He stressed that military bombing of the criminals’ hideouts would cause the death of innocent people living in the vicinities.
He urged Nigerians to join hands in the fight against the terrorists.
The minister also kicked against the use of mercenaries to fight the criminals.
Mohammed said: “We cannot just go with full force to bomb them or else the innocents living around them will be killed and we don’t want that to happen. The fight against the bandits is a difficult one because of the terrain.
”We are also pleading with Nigerians to join in this fight because they have a lot of roles to play in tackling this insecurity. This is because these criminals called bandits are living among us; they interact with the people as well
