The governor, a few days ago, said he would never give cash in exchange for guns, noting that it would set a very bad precedent for issues that have to do with armed conflicts in the state. He however said the peace dialogue had yielded positive results as many of the armed criminals have submitted their weapons. The governor spoke when he received the delegation of the Kaduna-based cleric, Sheik Ahmad Abubakar Gumi, who was in the state to negotiate a peace deal with bandits. He said a peace dialogue remains the only option to return peace to the state, but warned recalcitrant bandits to embrace peace or face the wrath of security operatives, adding that they would be defeated.