The Chief of Army Staff Major General Taoreed Lagbaja has dismissed amnesty pleas for bandits and terrorists.
Lagbaja said the amnesty programme has failed to achieve its purpose in the past,adding that it gives criminals opportunity to regroup and attack defenceless citizens.
The COAS said this in Abuja when he received Zamfara Governor Dauda Lawal on a courtesy visit.
He thanked the Governor for feedback on the activities of troops deployed in the State to restore peace.
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