The north-west is arguably Nigeria's most terrorised region with four of the region's seven states among the top five states with the highest number of kidnap incidents between July 2023 and June 2024.
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Zamfara, Katsina and Kaduna recorded the highest numbers, with Sokoto coming fifth behind Abuja in fourth, according to the report by SBM Intelligence, a market intelligence, security analysis and strategic consulting firm. It is unclear how effective this strategy would be as ex-President Muhammadu Buhari also ordered his military chiefs to relocate to Borno at the height of the Boko Haram insurgency. Although the military achieved some battlefield successes against the terrorists, the Boko Haram insurgency is still on and the terrorists have spread their tentacles to other northern states such asSupport journalism driven by facts, created by Nigerians for Nigerians.
“And so we are ready to deploy all necessary assets to ensure that these criminal elements are flushed out and peace is restored to our communities,” Mr Matawalle said. Mr Matawalle further assured the people of Sokoto, Katsina, Zamfara and Kebbi states and the entire North-west region that the security forces would leave no stone unturned in flushing out the bandits.
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