By Aideloje Ojo
Minna
Stakeholders from the Kontagora Emirate Council in Niger state have scheduled security summit for July 5, 2025 with a view to finding workable solution towards addressing the increasing level security challenge in the emirate.
The Speaker of the Niger State House of Assembly, Rt. Honourable Abdulmalik Sarkin-Daji stated this on Wednesday in a statement issued in Minna.
According to the Speaker who is also the convener of the event, ” the security summit has become imperative due to concern over frequent banditry attacks in the six local government areas in the emirate. This has made lives miserable for the people, particularly farmers who have been forced to abandon their farms and homes”.
He described Mariga local government area of the state as comprising worst hit communities and expressed regret that armed bandits recent lunched attacks on two Military Camps at Gulbin Boka and Kwanan Dutse, killing about 20 soldiers, and injuring scores.
According to the Speaker, “the security summit had become necessary since all the conventional approach towards addressing the security challenges within the Emirate is not yielding the desire results.
While the security agents battle to curtail the onslaught by these enemies of the people, the situation has escalated in recent times”.
He argued that this cannot continue, adding that “as a people we must come together to agree on the way forward, these criminals are not magicians, they are human beings like us.This situation must be confronted so that our people, especially farmers can enjoy some level of peace”.
He explained that esteemed sons and daughters of Kontagora emirate, can no longer fold their hands and allow these “animals” disguising as human beings continue to kill our people, our security agents and make lives meaningless for the entire population”.
According to him, all serving and former members of the National Assembly and state House of Assembly, political appointees, Chairmen of the six affected local government areas and senior security officers from the emirate are expected to participate in the summit
