Governor Dikko Radda of Katsina State has raised concern over the impact of insecurity in eight local government areas of the state.
Speaking in Katsina on Monday during the launch of an
18-month European Union–funded initiative on Conflict Prevention, Crisis
Response and Resilience, he listed the affected LGAs as Jibia, Batsari,
Danmusa, Kankara, Safana, Sabuwa, Faskari and Dandume.
Radda said bandit attacks and communal clashes have forced
the closure of schools and markets, displaced thousands of residents, and left
farmlands abandoned.
“In these communities, children have been kept out of school,
parents have buried their children, and elders have fled their ancestral homes.
These are unprecedented security and humanitarian challenges,” he said.
He added that drought, desertification, shrinking farmlands
and outdated land use practices are worsening the situation, fuelling
resource-based conflicts.
According to him, economic stagnation and rising youth
unemployment are also contributing factors.
Radda said his administration has adopted dialogue and
negotiation to address insecurity, noting that community-led peace agreements
have produced results in Jibia, Batsari, Danmusa and Kurfi LGAs, while talks
are ongoing in Kankara and Safana
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