What specific, measurable steps will you take to end banditry, kidnapping and terrorism in Northern Nigeria?
On ending banditry and terrorism in the North, I am committed to setting up Anti-Banditry and Kidnapping Special Units in every state command, made up of highly trained, mobile personnel, and to adopting a firehose principle for security coordination, driving continuous, high-volume coordination across jurisdictions so we get faster responses and stronger intelligence sharing. Bordering states will jointly plan operations and share intelligence in real time, and I will push for joint security frameworks with neighbouring countries facing the same threats. I also want organized banditry and kidnapping classified under terrorism statutes, zero tolerance for negotiating with terrorists, fast-tracked prosecution, and Special Courts for Terrorism.
