By Haruna Usman, Birnin Kebbi
Governor of Kebbi state, Dr Nasir Idris, on Monday said that there is no inch in Kebbi State that is under the occupation of armed bandits.
He made the disclosure in Birnin Kebbi while declaring open security summit organised by Arewa Media Practitioners Forum.
Idris maintained that insurgents now attack and retreat to neighboring states like Zamfara “Our security forces have made it impossible for them to take control of any town, village or local government in Kebbi State”.
He commended President Bola Tinubu for his financial and moral support in the fight against insurgency and banditry across the country.
Earlier in his keynote address, the Sultan of Sokoto, Saad Abubakar 111 described insurgency as a monster that every region in Nigeria must unite to eradicate it.
“Though some chose to claimed Christian genocide in the north but didn’t know that bandits know no tribe nor religion; they kill everyone”.
Also speaking at the summit, the former chief of army staff, General Abdurahman Danbazau (rtd) attributed the escalation of insecurity to poverty, poor education and absence of affordable healthcare.
He noted that the northern leaders must rise to the occasion beyond security summit, they should put in practice solutions that would be proffered during the summit to achieve the desired purpose.
Danbazau chided the US for branding Nigeria country of particular concern, saying “Nigeria is not a country of particular concern but of particular interest by western leaders because the north embodies huge mineral deposits they are eyeing”.
