Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina state has kicked against dialogue with armed bandits operating in the state and other North-west states.
Masari spoke in a Sunday interview with DW Hausa radio. He was reacting to a controversial letter by a notorious bandit, Bello Turji, seeking dialogue with the government.
Turji wrote an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari, Governor Bello Matawalle and the emir of Shinkafi seeking dialogue and a ceasefire.
Some experts had argued that the letter by Mr Turji was a ploy to stop airstrikes and military operations against his fighters.
Turji, alongside Halilu Sububu and other terror leaders, has carried out fatal attacks on eastern Sokoto and northern Zamfara states.
