According to a report by Leadership News on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, the former senator from Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani, has stated that Nigeria, with its vast population and abundant resources, should not be subjected to protracted instability.
He said that a country of almost 230 million people shouldn’t have to fight against a handful of thousand armed factions. These comments were part of his larger discussion of the ongoing security issues that many communities are facing.
According to Shehu Sani, a former senator from Kaduna Central, banditry in the north is still a big problem that needs real evaluation. To tackle the issue head-on, he urged the region’s governmental and traditional authorities.
He emphasized that authorities must acknowledge the genuine nature of the situation in order to handle insecurity effectively.
The problem of banditry, according to the former senator from Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani, is more associated with internal reasons than with outside forces.
He claimed that the north has failed to address the problem’s origins, which has led to the crisis’s worsening over time. Banditry, he argued, did not originate outside of Nigeria but rather sprang out of local communities hit hard by economic collapse and inadequate security measures.
A regional plan requiring collaboration across states in the North-West and North-East is necessary to address the situation, according to Shehu Sani, a former senator from Kaduna Central.
It will take more than the combined efforts of individual states to overcome this obstacle, he continued. In his view, restoring stability and reducing the actions of armed groups requires a concerted effort.
Leaders must recognize the names and histories of the perpetrators of the attacks, according to Shehu Sani, a former senator from Kaduna Central. It was his contention that many of the bandit leaders hail from northern towns.
Attributing the problem to neighboring countries or other actors, he argued, would be a distraction from the underlying problems. An essential step toward enhancing security was the formation of the Northern Security Trust Fund, according to Shehu Sani, a former senator from Kaduna Central.
He said the program was long overdue and that security agencies needed the funds for operations and that the idea had long since been established. According to him, a well-managed fund like this can boost regional security initiatives.
Another voice expressing the need for authorities and inhabitants of the northern area to take joint responsibility for the situation is Shehu Sani, a former senator from Kaduna Central.
In order to lessen the impact of armed groups and bolster local institutions, he emphasized the need of their collaboration.
In order for the region to overcome the obstacles and establish a more safe environment, he insisted, responsibility must be acknowledged.
He explained that the bandits originate in northern Nigeria. Both the Fulanis and the Kanuris come from the north-east. When somebody claim to be from Burkina Faso or Mali, I don’t believe them.
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