Yusuf Bello| President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in a move to restore sanity to the north west declared Zamfara a ‘no-fly zone’ and banned all mining activities in the state.
A no-fly zone is a territory or area established by a military power over which certain aircraft are not permitted to fly.
The National Security Adviser, Major General Babagana Monguno (rtd), who made the disclosure in Abuja shortly after a National Security Council meeting with the President, explained that it was part of measures to tackle the security challenges witnessed in the north-western state.
According to Monguno, all non-state actors have also 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.
President Buhari, according to the NSA, gave a marching order to the new service chiefs to reclaim all areas under the control of bandits, insurgents, and kidnappers.
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