The Jama’atu Nasril Islam on Thursday has called on President Muhammadu Buhari and governors to take desperate actions to stop bandits and unknown gunmen’s attacks across Nigeria.

JNI secretary-general Khalid Aliyu made the appeal in a statement.

He also called on the president and the governors to spare no efforts to immediately take control of all forests and swampy areas that had become hideouts for criminals and effect the “speedy” arrest and prosecution of all criminals.

Mr Aliyu said constituting commissions of inquiry should not be the only way to go, insisting the government should intensify efforts in identifying and prosecuting the so-called unknown gunmen.

“Governments at all levels, in collaboration with different security agencies, must be up and doing against the tides of insecurity in whatever guise,” said the JNI statement.

According to him, thorough proactive measures should be taken in nipping the situations from the bud, before becoming uncontrollable.

“In that respect, we advise the governments to strategise and bring an end to orgies of killings happening in Nigeria; desperate situations need desperate measures. Thus, constituting a joint task force to specially attend to the rising tide of killings in South-Eastern Nigeria should be considered,” added JNI. “Governments at all levels should act beyond mere verbal condemnations on security related matters. The unfortunate spate of the horrendous butchering of human lives in the Nigerian states should be halted.”

(NAN)