President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered security agencies to shoot anyone carrying AK-47 rifle.
Presidential spokesperson, Garba Shehu, disclosed this in an interview with the BBC.
Buhari also directed the suppression of bandits who 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.
“The president has ordered security forces to go into the bushes and shoot whoever they see with sophisticated weapons like AK-47,” Shehu said.
“He ordered that whoever is seen with terrible weapons at all should be shot immediately.”
