The Defence Headquarters has clarified that granting amnesty to surrendered terrorists and bandits is not within the purview of the military.
The DHQ noted that such decisions lay with other arms of the government.
This clarification was made by the Director of Defence Media Operations, Markus Kangye, during a press briefing in Abuja, on Thursday.
The statement follows recent reports that some bandit commanders in Katsina State had surrendered and released hostages in exchange for amnesty.
Kangye said while the development was a reflection of ongoing successes in both kinetic and non-kinetic military operations, the decision to grant amnesty lay outside the military’s mandate.