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Bandits, criminal herdsmen are not Nigerians — FG
Seeks amendment of ECOWAS protocol to block them

The Federal Government, yesterday, addressed the issue of  insecurity facing Nigeria, saying some of that the bandits and criminal herdsmen terrorising the country are non-Nigerians.

Consequently, the government said it is seeking amendment of  the ECOWAS Protocol on  free movement of human and cattle within the sub-region.

This came on the heels of the spate of kidnappings and banditry across the country, the latest of which was the mass abduction in Kagara, Niger State, last Wednesday.

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, disclosed this  when he featured on Channels Television programme ‘Sunrise Daily.’

According to the Minister, bandits and criminal herdsmen coming into the country through the land borders could not be checked because of the ECOWAS Protocol that allows trans-human.

“The ECOWAS Protocols allows trans-human between all the ECOWAS countries. That is why we are thinking of seriously reviewing the ECOWAS Protocols in that respect. What we find out today is that a lot of criminalities have been introduced through the herdsmen and trans-human,” he said.

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