However, the sort of weapons displayed by these bandits and the fact that they were not taken away from them show how fragile the so-called negotiation and peace deals are. With a boldness that we find difficult to comprehend, one of the bandits’ leaders, in a video that has been trending online, told government and security officials gathered at one of the peace deals that if the government kills ten bandits, twenty others will come up to replace them. One thing is certain: Officials of the local government areas in Katsina state negotiating with these bandits are apparently doing so from a position of weakness. It appears Governor Radda has changed his stand, which is why 11 council areas in Katsina state have entered what authorities claimed are peace deals with these terror elements. In view of the fact that previous peace deals did not end this criminality, what assurance does the nation have that the latest attempt will be any different?