President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday declared Zamfara State a no-fly zone and banned all mining activities.
The move is to curb rising activities of bandits in the state.
A no-fly zone, also known as a no-flight zone, or air exclusion zone, is a territory or area established by a military power over which certain aircraft are not permitted to fly.
The National Security Adviser(NSA), Major General Babagana Monguno (Rtd), spoke with newsmen after the security council meeting in Abuja on Tuesday.
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General Monguno also stated that all non-state actors have been placed under surveillance as the Federal Government will not hesitate to use kinetic means to restore normalcy in the country.
The NSA said the country’s defence and intelligence organization have been put on alert and charged not to allow the country to slide into a state of anarchy.
Monguno also said the President, in the meeting, gave a marching order to the new service chiefs to reclaim all areas under the control of bandits, insurgents, and kidnappers.
He said the government would not accept blackmail from anyone, stressing that government had the responsibility to assert its will.
“Citizens can reside wherever they want to reside. Anybody who is a criminal should be brought to book.
“The president has also warned against ethnic profiling. We have enough of chaos. Any individual that thinks he can cause disunity should have a rethink,” he said.
