Governors from the 19 northern states of the Federation have reaffirmed support and commitment to the establishment of State Police.
The Governors, in a communique issued at the end of the joint meeting of Northern States Governors’ Forum and the Northern Traditional Rulers’ Council held on Monday, December 2, at the Kashim Ibrahim House, Kaduna, Kaduna State, therefore, encourage the National and States Assembly members from the region to expedite action for the actualisation of State Police.
According to the communique, Governors of the Northern States of Nigeria have observed that illegal mining has become a major contributory factor to the security crises in Northern Nigeria and have suggested suspending mining in the region and revalidating existing mining licences in consultation with State Governors.
“To effectively confront the security crises in the North, the Forum resolved to set up a regional Security Trust Fund to be funded with a monthly contribution of One Billion Naira from each state and local governments to be deducted at source under a framework to be agreed upon,” part of the communique reads.
The Governors extended condolences and solidarity to the Governments and the people of Kebbi, Kwara, Kogi, Niger, Sokoto, Jigawa and Kano States following recent killings and abductions of school children and other innocent citizens, as well as to the victims of the Boko Haram attacks in Borno and Yobe States.
