President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday enjoined bandits to surrender or face an humiliating and horrifying end.
A statement by presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, quoted Buhari to have issued the warning at a meeting with governor of Katsina, Aminu Masari.
The president also condoled with Masari over the loss of lives in the attacks.
The president vowed that the bandits, who have wreaked havoc against innocent citizens in the state and across the country will not go scot-free.
Some of the people who lost their lives to recent attacks include Abu Atiku, district head of Yantumaki in Danmusa local government area of Katsina state, and Abdulhamid Sani, chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Batsari local government area.
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He said the military will Intensify their offensive against the bandit in Zamfara, Sokoto, Niger, Katsina and Kaduna states.
On Tuesday, Masari announced that the state had withdrawn from the armistice it had with bandits.
The state government had entered a peace agreement with the gunmen but they still carried out attacks.
Masari said the gunmen betrayed the trust his administration reposed in them despite doing its best to ensure peaceful coexistence in the state.
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