The Kaduna State government has said it never appointed any group or individual to negotiate on its behalf with bandits.
The state Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr. Samuel Aruwan, who stated this yesterday, warned that anyone caught negotiating with bandits, on government’s behalf would be prosecuted.
The Commissioner in a statement, titled ‘No intermediaries appointed by Governor El-Rufai to negotiate with bandits,’ said: “The attention of the Kaduna State Government under the leadership of Governor Nasir El-Rufai has been drawn to reports in the media that it has appointed representatives to interface with bandits on its behalf.