President Bola Tinubu says the federal government has drawn a roadmap to tackle the various security challenges faced in the country which include a series of military and non-military measures.
The President announced this at the opening of a two-day Northwest Peace and Security Summit held in Katsina, hosted in partnership with the United Nations Development Program, the European Union and the German Government.
The Summit brought together governors, lawmakers and traditional rulers from the Northwest zone as well as heads of security and intelligence agencies to discuss new strategies towards ending insecurity in the zone.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima disclosed that non-kinetic measures being explored by the federal government include Police Reforms, enhancing local policing efforts, promoting community dialogue and peace building, and investing in youth empowerment.
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He explained that the measures will go a long way in complementing other efforts by the security agencies in tackling the menace which include greater synergy and the deployment of modern technology in the fight against insurgency, armed banditry and other forms of violent crime.
Similarly, the Vice President disclosed that the federal government has rolled out the ‘Pulako Resettlement Initiative’ which entails the construction of residences, roads, schools, clinics and other essential facilities in security ravaged areas.
He noted that the project will commence with Sokoto, Kebbi, Zamfara, Katsina, Kaduna, Niger and Benue states in the first phase of the scheme which will commence in the next couple of weeks.
Vice President Shettima said already fifty one billion has been secured for the commencement of the programme which is expected to help in rebuilding the lives of internally displaced persons, orphans, widows and families that have lost their means of livelihood due to communal conflicts.
The United Nations resident and humanitarian coordinator in Nigeria, Mohammed Mallick-Fall observed that climate change and competition over scarce resources were some of the risk factors that have worsened and the state of violent crimes and conflicts in the northwest zone of Nigeria.
