Niger State Governor, Umar Bago, has disclosed that his administration is in talks with bandits with a view to finding a lasting solution to the issue of insecurity in the state, which include the possibility of granting them amnesty.
Bago who made this known after a visit to the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Malagi, in Abuja on Tuesday, said the idea of an amnesty for the bandits was for them to drop their arms and desist from attacking communities in the state.
Bago who spoke with journalists after the meeting, said so far, the talks have begun to yield positive results, but added, that the government was not negotiating with the bandits.
