It focused on Otukpo in Benue State, Barkin Ladi in Plateau State, and Yagba West in Kogi State, areas heavily affected by banditry.
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The trio; Umar Ibrahim, Alhaji Bello Rabiu, and Jaja Sarki Bamo, were arrested in June this year but ordered freed after the DSS reviewed their cases and found them to be innocent of the alleged crimes.
The Senate decision, which was approved in Wednesday, was sequel to a resolution passed following an intense debate during plenary
The position of Governor Yusuf was made known in a statement issued to newsmen by his spokesperson, Sunusi Bature, in Kano on Wednesday.
The governor made the declaration on Monday during a visit to Isanlu-Esa in Yagba West Local Government Area, which was recently plagued by kidnapping and killings.
In a democracy that thrives on dissent and scrutiny, pushbacks from groups like SBM Intelligence and the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) should be expected. Their critiques of recent incidents highlight the persistence of the problem and the human costs that statistics alone cannot capture. Still, challenges do not erase progress: security is rarely perfect; successes are incremental and often fragile. What matters is whether Nigeria is moving forward in terms of security. In many respects, it is.
He has learned to mind the state’s business, hardly ever throwing stones except when attacked by Abuja politicians who live in glass houses.
The governor gave the assurance on Wednesday while declaring open the 9th regular meeting of the State Executive Council (SEC) at the Government House, Sokoto.
This follows a recent attack in Gidan Mantau, Malumfashi Local Government Area, where armed assailants targeted residents.
The Chief of Defence of Staff offered the reasons on a Channels Television programme: “Politics Today,” where he featured as a guest on Thursday.
Marwa who made the call while delivering the keynote address at a seminar organized by the Ijebu Ode Council of Olorituns in Ijebu Ode, Ogun state on Saturday 9th August 2025 themed “Dangers of drug abuse, cultism and banditry among youths”, noted that collective responsibility must be embraced by all stakeholders to curb the menace of the inter-linked social vices of illicit drugs, cultism and banditry.
President Tinubu vowed to deploy advanced surveillance and technology to combat kidnapping, banditry, and terrorism.
The operative of the DSS said this in his testimony before Justice N. E. Maha of the Federal High Court in Ibadan, Oyo State on Monday.
According to local sources who spoke to PRNigeria, the bandits invaded the community with the intent to steal and abduct.
Minister of State Defence, Bello Matawalle, said this on Thursday when he led military personnel to reopen the Marnona-Gundumi-Isa Road.
The Secretary of CCSN, Comrade Jabir Aminu, made the position of the group known during a press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday.
Although they could be said to be of the same generation age-wise, the present governor is older than his predecessor with a clear four years.
Danjuma made the call at the presentation of a book titled “Big Boots: Lessons from my Military Service” written by retired Maj.-Gen. Solomon Uduonwa, on Tuesday in Abuja.
He spoke when he visited the Commissioner of the State Police Command after bandits killed seven soldiers and policemen.
According to a recent report, 3,707 citizens have been killed and 3,238 abducted between May 2023 and now.