The Northern States Governors’ Forum and the Northern Traditional Leaders Council on Monday convened an emergency joint meeting at the Sir Kashim Ibrahim House in Kaduna amid mounting security concerns across the region.
The high-level session, held behind closed doors, is being chaired by the Forum’s Chairman and Governor of Gombe State, Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya, alongside the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III, who is leading the traditional council. Discussions are centred on the alarming rise in banditry, terrorism, kidnapping and persistent farmer–herder clashes that have claimed hundreds of lives and displaced thousands in recent months.
Nigerian Newssphere reports that insecurity in northern Nigeria has sharply escalated in recent weeks. At least 24 schoolgirls were abducted by bandits in Kebbi State but were freed days later. In another disturbing incident, about 200 pupils were kidnapped from a Catholic private school in Niger State, although 50 of them managed to escape and have since been reunited with their families.
The ongoing meeting is expected to produce new strategies aimed at restoring stability and strengthening regional security collaboration.
