Breaking: I am not pampering bandits, President Buhari says
- Nigerians have been asked not to believe claims that President Buhari has different standard for bandits and Biafra agitators on another hand
- According to the president during a recent interview, his administration is dealing with bandits in the language they understand
- Meanwhile, many Nigerians in reaction have quickly taken to social media to react to the president's claim
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President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a direct message to those accusing him of sparing bandits and terrorists in Nigeria.
The Nigerian president said they are being unfair. According to him, he is also treating bandits and insurgents in the language they understand, Punch Newspaper reports.
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He was reacting to an accusation of “double standards” alleging that he pampers bandits in the north while sounding tough against insurrectionists in the South-East.
Buhari spoke on Friday evening during an interview aired on NTA.
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