President Bola Tinubu has warned criminal elements across the country that they will have no hiding place, following the killing of a notorious bandit leader in Kogi State by Nigerian troops.

The President gave the warning on Tuesday while commending the Armed Forces and other security agencies for what he described as a decisive operation that led to the elimination of Ibrahim Bastuji, a feared bandit kingpin accused of terrorising communities in Kogi and neighbouring states.

He described the development as a significant blow to criminal networks terrorising communities in the state and its neighbours.

In a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the President said Bastuji’s reign of violence, kidnapping and attacks on civilians had inflicted untold hardship on residents, adding that his neutralisation would restore confidence and provide much-needed respite to communities that had lived under threat.