President Muhammadu Buhari says those taking laws into their hands, bearing arms illegally and seeking to profit from a climate of fear and security challenges would be decisively dealt with.

Buhari, who spoke at the Passing-Out-Parade of the Cadets of the fourth Regular Course of the Nigeria Police Academy in Wudil, Kano state, noted that his administration would continue to demonstrate zero tolerance for crime and criminality, charging the police to rise to the occasion.

He stressed the need to develop a policy on cyber warfare with strategic focus on the prevention of cyber-attacks against critical national infrastructure, minimising national vulnerability to cyber-attacks and minimising damage and recovery time from cyber-attacks.

The President pointed out that the government had made progress with regards to stemming the tide of communal violence, farmers-herdsmen clashes, cattle rustling and kidnapping across the North-Central and North-West of the country.

On his part, Commandant of the Academy, AIG AbdurRahman Ahmad said the institution had boosted the Nigeria Police Force and the security workforce of the nation with 1,748 officers in addition to the 205 that just passed out via presidential commissioning.