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President Bola Tinubu has once again reaffirmed his administration’s resolve not to pay ransom to terrorists, insisting that the Federal Government under his leadership would deploy measures to defeat criminal elements across the country.

President Tinubu gave this assurance while receiving the Olubadan of Ibadanland and members of the Olubadan-in-Council at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Thursday.

Speaking with the royal fathers, Tinubu commended the armed forces for the successful rescue operation in Oyo State, assuring that the Federal Government would establish state police to address security gaps at the local level.

According to the President, security challenges had continued to compel the government to review its strategies and operations.

Tinubu also said the government had adopted a new approach to tackling terrorism and kidnapping, stressing that ransom payments would not be part of its strategy.

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He stressed that the Nigerian Army was being expanded from eight divisions to 12 divisions to improve response time and strengthen the fight against terrorism.

He said, “Congratulations on the Oyo State’s rescue that succeeded. I think we succeeded with your support and prayers. I agree with you that we should commend the men and women of the armed forces for their excellent performance.

“On behalf of them, I accept your message, and I will forward the same thing, the same message.

“As we emphasise the question of security, each event teaches us new methods, opens our eyes, challenges us to examine and re-examine our architecture, our strategy, our map and operations.

“And you will have seen, we will give them a geographical and numerical answer to the challenges. We refuse to pay ransom; we have the geography of the forest, we know what it is, and an answer to it.

“You’ve seen that from eight divisions now, we are now moving to 12 divisions, to shorten the response time, to give that response time the teeth that is needed for us to defeat terrorism. It is very necessary, and we are doing so.

“We have equally embarked upon what was missing. Several decades of fears and uncertainty about what to do about security at the local level will be corrected.

“There will be state police. And as state police, we have a guardrail from abuses; we will protect it from abuses.

“And you traditional rulers too, we have a role to play more. We are equally enhancing the capacity and capability of the forest guards.

“They are not just to chase antelopes and animals; we are going to have them chase the criminals and deal with them in various forests. It is very important to let you know that.”

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