Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani has firmly dismissed the idea of granting bandits a second chance, insisting that those responsible for violent attacks and killings across the country should be treated as terrorists and dealt with accordingly.
Speaking on the ongoing security challenges facing the region, the governor argued that armed groups involved in banditry have committed grave crimes against innocent citizens and therefore do not deserve leniency.
“I don’t believe they deserve a second chance because, in my opinion, they are terrorists,” Sani said. “When you call them terrorists, it means they are people who have killed innocent citizens. Certainly, they have no right to live; they must be eliminated.”
The governor’s remarks underscore his hardline stance on insecurity and come amid continuing debates over whether dialogue, amnesty, or military action offers the most effective path to ending banditry and violent extremism in northern Nigeria.
Bandit attacks have claimed thousands of lives, displaced communities, and heightened security concerns across several states, prompting renewed calls for decisive measures to restore peace and protect civilians.
