NGF considers talks with bandits
Nigeria Governors’ Forum might opt for dialogue with bandits and people affected by their atrocities to address insecurity in the country.
The chairman of the NGF, Dr Kayode Fayemi, gave the indication when he led some members of the forum on a solidarity visit to the Niger state governor, Sani Bello, in Minna, the state capital.
Gunmen had on Wednesday last week stormed government science college, Kagara in the Rafi local government area of the state and abducted 27 students and 15 workers.
Fayemi called for proper coordination among the security outfits, adding that the synergy was required for optimal result in ending the security challenges bedevilling the country.
The NGF chairman commended the measures taken by Bello which resulted in the release of the passengers that were abducted on February the 14th.
Responding, the Niger state governor said the solidarity visit of his colleagues was a morale booster to him and the people of the state.
He added that the time has come for the federal government to do the needful in addressing the security challenges bedevilling the country.
Bello said that he was fully in support of adopting kinetic and non-kinetic approaches to curb the banditry.
Other governors that were part of the delegation were Simon Lalong (Plateau), Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq (Kwara), Abdullahi Sule (Nasarawa) and Aminu Tambuwal (Sokoto).
