ABUJA — The Nigeria Senate on Wednesday, called on President Muhammadu Buhari to declare bandits as terrorists in the country. The red chamber also asked the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces to wage a total war against the criminals, including bombing all their locations, to annihilate and eliminate them. The Senate also asked Buhari to declare all known leadership of the bandits wanted and track them wherever they are, for arrest and prosecution. These were...

ABUJA — The Nigerian senate has demanded that bandits should be declared terrorists. This resolution was reached after a motion on the issue was move and sponsored by Ibrahim Gobir, senator representing Sokoto east, and eight other senators on Wednesday. Gobir drew attention to the recent attack on a military base in Sokoto. The upper legislative chamber also asked that president Buhari declare all known leadership of bandits wanted and prosecute them. Gobir stated that...