Adebayo Shittu, a former minister of communications, has cautioned that any action taken to pardon bandits is a sign that the nation will produce more criminals.
Shittu revealed this information on Wednesday during a live broadcast of “Frontline,” a current events program on Eagle 102.5FM in Ilese Ijebu, Ogun State.
According to reports, Shittu, an Oyo State native, was a minister in the government of the late President Muhammadu Buhari.
A few days ago, the government of Katsina State announced that it had reached a peace agreement with at least seventy (70) accused bandits. https://dailypost.ng/2026/01/11/why-we-freed-70-suspected-bandits-katsina-govt/
However, Shittu stated on the DAILY POST-monitored radio program on Wednesday that any attempt to provide amnesty to bandits will encourage greater criminal activity in the nation.
“You might as well open the prisons if you grant amnesty to hundreds of offenders. “It conveys the incorrect message,” he remarked.
Speaking about certain opposition politicians’ decision to join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Shittu claimed that the lawmakers’ defection to the APC was caused by instability in the Peoples Democratic Party and other political parties.
“People will relocate to stable areas when parties mismanage themselves, but nobody wants a one-party state. That’s basic math,” he continued.
