The Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa, has directed security personnel to kill and neutralize bandits and terrorists immediately upon deployment, warning that any operative who waits for approval before taking action would be treated as a terrorist.
Musa gave the order on Wednesday in Sokoto State while commissioning 62 operational vehicles and security equipment worth N27.1 billion procured by the Sokoto State Government to strengthen security operations across the state.
“Once you’re are deployed do not wait for any order from anybody to to shoot any bandit or any terrorist.
“I want to make that very loud and clear – anybody who refuses to shoot or kill any bandit or terrorist in the name of waiting for an order, we will treat you like a bandit,” Musa told the troops.
He stressed the importance of maintaining the newly acquired equipment.
“It is important for those that will handle this equipment, these equipment cost billions of naira that could have been used for other aspects but have been dedicated to this.
“So I want to charge you that you must maintain this equipment very well. We will come after a year to see how these equipment are doing,” he said.
Insecurity: Shoot on sight, don’t wait for orders – Defence Minister orders soldiers
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