‘Stop making peace deals with bandits’ – Senate warns states

The Nigerian Senate has called on state governments to stop making peace agreements with terrorists and armed bandits, saying such deals rarely bring lasting peace and could end up encouraging more crime.
The lawmakers also asked the Nigeria Police Force and the National Cybersecurity Coordination Centre to identify and arrest bandits who openly use social media platforms, especially TikTok.
The Senate said many of them display large amounts of cash believed to be proceeds of criminal activities.
The decision followed a motion raised by Senator Sunday Karimi over recent attacks in communities in Kogi West Senatorial District.
Karimi told the Senate that terrorists recently attacke...