The Katsina State Government and the United Nations Development Fund (UNDP) are to jointly host a northwest peace and security summit in Katsina.
The Secretary to the State Government, Abdullahi Garba Faskari, announced this when the joint planning committee was inaugurated for hosting the summit on behalf of the state governor.
He said he would lead the 14-member committee, which includes the Head of the Civil Service of the State, the Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, the Commissioner of Information and Culture, the Attorney-General of the state, and a representative from UNDP among others
Faskari gave the theme of the summit as, “Security Livelihood, Building Resilience and Promoting Peace and Security: Addressing the Nexus of Banditry, Extremism and Climate Change in North-West Nigeria.”
The northwest geo-political zone which had been crippled with growing insecurity and banditry attacks has seven states of Kaduna, Katsina, Kano, Zamfara, Kebbi, Sokoto, and Jigawa.
The area has virtually become a killing field due to the activities of terrorists with Kaduna, Katsina, and Zamfara states competing for the position of the worst-hit state in the zone.