President Muhammadu Buhari, has ruled out negotiating with armed criminals terrorising the country in the form of amnesty. The president who made this known on Thursday stressed that his government will continue to deal decisively with bandits, kidnappers, and insurgents. The President who stated this while declaring open the joint security meeting of Northern State Governors’ Forum, Northern Traditional Rulers Council, and delegation from the Federal Government, said it is time to treat criminals as criminals and stop ethnic profiling. Represented by his Chief of Staff, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, the President said it is time to treat criminals as criminals and stop ethnic profiling. He said the security challenges confronting the nation, have slowed down the emancipation of Nigerians from poverty and economic deprivation, hence he has already directed the security chief to develop plans to end criminality in the land. In attendance at the meeting were Governors Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano, Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna, Aminu Bello Masari of Katsina, Abubakar Badaru of Jigawa, Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa, Mai Mala Buni of Yobe, Simon Lalong of Plateau, Aminu Tambuwal, Sokoto and Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi state. While others were represented by their deputies.