The recent court declaration, he added, had been gazetted and will be published soon. He also stated that the appropriate security authorities had been advised of the situation.

Malami stated this while speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, a current affairs show that our correspondent saw from Abuja on Wednesday.

On Thursday last week, a Federal High Court in Abuja labeled bandits to be terrorists. In a judgement, Justice Taiwo Taiwo classified the operations of the Yan Bindiga and Yan Ta’adda bandit gangs to be acts of terrorism.

The decision came after the Director of the Federation’s Public Prosecutions, Mohammed Abubakar, submitted an ex parte motion.

The ex parte application was submitted on the President’s directions, according to the DPPF.

On Wednesday, Malami partly said, “It is in the process of being gazetted but the order has been procured and obtained. It is being gazetted and publication will come up very soon. If you kidnap using force, using arms, you are qualified as a terrorist within the dictates and determination and the judicial decision done by the court. You have come within the purview and ambit of the Terrorism Act and you will be accordingly and decisively dealt with.”

Speaking on the Electoral Act 2010 (Amendment) Bill transmitted to Buhari for assent, which limits political parties to direct primary, Malami stated that the President would consider various factors and interests, adding that the President has 30 days to sign a bill into law.

The minister also noted that he would be guided by public interest in advising the President on the bill. He added that Buhari was conscious of the timeframe within which to sign the proposed legislation.