Presidential spokesperson, Garba Shehu says President Muhammadu Buhari has directed security agencies to shoot anyone seen with AK-47 rifle.
Garba Shehu, disclosed this in an interview with BBC Hausa.
He said the president directed a clampdown on bandits who have refused to surrender.
On the efforts being made to rid Zamfara and other northern states of bandits, Shehu said the government is resorting to lethal force, TheCable reports.
Buhari also directed suppression of bandits who refused to surrender.
“The president has ordered security forces to go into the bushes and shoot whoever they see with sophisticated weapons like AK-47,” Shehu said.
