The Minister of Defence, Maj. Gen. Bashir Magashi (retd.) said the need to follow due process was responsible for the delay in declaring bandits as terrorists. Magashi, who stated this on Friday, in Maiduguri, while fielding questions from newsmen, added that there was a procedure that needed to be observed before such a declaration, the News Agency of Nigeria reports. He said, “We are not declaring them terrorists because there is a procedure for doing that. When the procedure is followed, they will be classified as terrorists. We are waiting for the procedure to be completed.” The minister, who was