‘Ineffective legal system to curb criminality, cause of banditry’ | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News

[FILES] Borno State Governor and Chairman of the Northern Governors Forum , Kashim Shettima.PHOTO: TWITTER/GOVERNOR BORNO

Borno State Governor and Chairman of the Northern Governors Forum , Kashim Shettima, in his opening address lamented over the weak legal code which has not been able to check insurgency and other criminal acts, pointing out that “in the face of the increasing security challenges, especially emergent criminal activities such as kidnapping, cattle rustling, incessant communal clashes, inciting religious preaching and suicide bombings among others, most of which were not properly codified in the...

Shettima also spoke on other issues affecting the North, noting that “sequel to persistent reports of drug abuse especially among the youths and women in the Northern States, the Forum initiated the move to fight the menace in a holistic and all-encompassing manner, by setting up committees of relevant stakeholders in each State of the region, towards eliminating the scourge of drug abuse.”

Recounting the achievements of the NGF in the past four years under his Chairmanship, Shettima explained that, “the forum in a bid to attain some degree of financial independence, resolved to create a joint financial institution, which could serve as a vehicle for the region’s economic recovery and overall sectoral development.”

Shettima further stressed on the effort by the Northern Governors to reposition the business and economic interests of the States, pointing out that, “the forum has also been able to make pragmatic initiatives towards the resuscitation of the New Nigeria Development Company in order to restore its position as the business and economic live-wire of the region.”

“The Forum has also been able to resolve the misunderstanding between pensioners and the management of the New Nigeria Newspapers, to the extent that the process has began for the payment of the entitlements of pensioners. This is part of the strategic plans to reinvigorate the newspaper towards making it an economically viable and professionally competitive in line with international best practices.

Since the govts can't stop the youths who disguise as herdsmen during d day but criminals night from bearing arms the worst is yet 2 come

Rubbish. We all know the root of d problem: illiteracy and weaponization of poverty.

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