Author: Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, CON

IT is with deep sense of responsibility that I stand before you to address this important roundtable on Multidimensional Approach to Tackling Insecurity in Northern Nigeria. Insecurity in northern Nigeria (and indeed Nigeria generally) is a matter of great concern to all of us. Northern Nigeria, once regarded as a beacon of peace and stability, is today grappling with numerous security challenges: religious crises, Boko Haram insurgency, farmer-herders clashes, cattle rustling, rural banditry, kidnap-for-ransom, etc. These challenges pit our people against each other, thereby severing the bonds of brotherhood that hold our communities together. As leaders, we must all take…