President Bola Tinubu has issued marching orders to the military to end banditry and general insecurity by the end of 2025.

This was disclosed by the Minister of Defense, Abubakar Badaru, in a viral video.

Following Tinubu’s order, Badaru said the military will continue its onslaught against bandits and all forms of criminality.

The minister said bandits are currently on the run and that the military won’t stop until they are all flushed out.

According to Badaru, "The bandits are now on the run, but the military will not rest until we end this thing. The president has given us marching orders to end insecurity in every part of our country by the end of this year.

“The Chief of Defense Staff, NSA, is working day and night to actualize that target; as you have seen, we are putting pressure on all the theater operations.

“And indeed, mining activities have been lifted in Zamfara already, and this is part of the reason we are meeting today to look at all areas where we have serious security issues and how best we can secure those areas.”