The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Saad Abubakar III, said it will take decades for the North-West to overcome banditry and insecurity.
Abubakar, who is also the President General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, (NSCIA) made this known on Monday while he spoke at the North-West Peace and Security Summit in Katsina State.
The monarch expressed the readiness of traditional rulers to partner with security agencies and Northern governors to save the Northern region from the numerous problems of banditry and insurgency.
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However, he acknowledged that it will take some time to totally eradicate them.
In his words, ” What we must do is to challenge these bandits because we all know the consequences of banditry and insurgency on our lives.
” But it will take decades to get out of it if at all we get out of it. We all know the consequences and the problems,” he explained.
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