Katsina exploring dialogue to tackle insecurity – Gov Radda

Governor Dikko Radda of Katsina State says his administration is relying on dialogue and community-led negotiations to address insecurity across troubled local government areas.

Speaking on Monday in Katsina at the launch of an 18-month EU-funded project on Conflict Prevention, Crisis Response and Resilience, Radda explained that the initiative has already restored peace in Jibia, Batsari, Danmusa and Kurfi LGAs, while talks are ongoing in Kankara and Safana.

The project is being implemented by the International Organisation for Migration in partnership with the Centre for Democracy and Development and Mercy Corps.

Radda noted that insecurity has devastated eight high-risk LGAs—Jibia, Batsari, Danmusa, Kankara, Safana, Sabuwa, Faskari and Dandume—forcing school closures, market shutdowns, displacements and abandoned farmlands.

“Children have been kept out of school, parents have buried their children, and elders have fled their ancestral homes. These are unprecedented challenges,” he said.