Northern Groups advocate Multidimensional Approach to Tackle Insecurity in the Region

Newspointer June 1, 2024

By Salejo Ali, Kano

A Coaliation of Northern Groups says, the prevailing insecurity challenges bedeviling the Northern part of the country can be effectively tackled through a Multidimensional Approach.

The group gave the suggestion in a Communique issued at the end of the Group’s Stakeholders engagement with Northern Artists, Social Media Influencers and Bloggers held in Kano, North West Nigeria.

The engagement was summoned in view of the current insecurity challenges in the Nigeria’s North, towards Addressing it and changing the narratives.

Reading the Communique, the National Coordinator Coalition of Northern Groups Jamilu Aliyu Charanchi, underscored the Roles of Artistes, Social Media Influencers and Bloggers in promoting peace and security in the region.

While commending the successes recorded by the Nigerian Security in fight against insecurity, the CNG emphasized the importance of deploying robust and adequate usage of the non- kinetic approach, with a view to mobilizing the participation of the whole of society in the war against insecurity in the region.

Charanchi, stressed the need to forge close ties and strong synergy, between and amongst all the three tiers of government, in order to effectively tackle the insecurity menace ravaging the North.

“It was also resolved, that, collective efforts will be geared in fighting Kidnapping, Armed Banditry, Farmer-Herders Conflict, Cattle Rustling, criminal abduction for ransom, Ethno-Religious tensions, Stigmatization, Out of School Children, Youth Restiveness, Political Thuggery, and Drug Abuse among others.”

The Coalition of Northern Groups advocates for governments at levels to provides support to communities devastated by insecurity for their speedy recovery in line with international best practices.

“The Interactive Session was unanimous in urging the federal government in particular, to reactivate the well designed and people friendly program of Rehabilitation, Resettlement and reintegration of all displaced communities throughout the region.”

The Northern Groups also called Governments to create a conducive climate aimed at fostering Community Dialogue and Peace Building with a view to restore confidence of the people.

“Participants reaffirmed their determination to develop narratives that will encourage state governors to look inwards towards harnessing the potentials of the region especially, modern Agriculture, Small-Scale Businesses, that will assist people of the region to get out of the current socio-economic challenges.”

“While thanking the CNG for the platform availed them to express their voice, the cream of creative artistes, passionately renewed their appeal for governments at levels to mainstream them in the security restoration scheme.”

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