Governors cashing in on insecurity situation, Bafawara alleges

Governors in the country are cashing in on the spate of insecurity across Nigeria to increase security votes, so says former Governor of Sokoto State, Attahiru Bafarawa.

While speaking at a press conference on Friday ahead of the National Security and Peace Development Summit by his Foundation, Bafarawa also lamented that violent crimes have claimed the lives of so many youths thereby robbing the nation of its human and economic potential.

He said: “These neighbourhoods and communities have higher rates of poverty, unemployment, lower educational attainment, low social capital, poor housing stock, and low levels of investment in public spaces.

“Inequality and relative poverty provide a fertile ground for crime; and in turn, high levels of crime and violence interfere with human, social and economic development.

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“The security situation, ineffective security governance and social development arrangements undermine Nigerian’s ability to establish and maintain a viable economy that can sustain acceptable levels of well-being for the majority of its citizens, particularly the young and vulnerable.

“I hope that the findings and resolution of the forthcoming National Security and Peace Development Summit powered by our Foundation will contribute to ongoing efforts by both the Federal, State Governments and community groups to address the recurrent violence.

“This platform for sharing ideas and recommendations will also hopefully help bridge the gap between research and policy by making knowledge available to those charged with making change happen,” he added.

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