Stakeholders Call for Coordinated Action as KCJF Hosts Insecurity Roundtable in Kano
A multi-stakeholder roundtable on the growing insecurity in Kano State has called for urgent, coordinated action to address banditry, cross-border criminality, and related threats undermining public safety and livelihoods across the state.
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The roundtable, organized by the Kano Concerned Journalists’ Forum (KCJF), was held on 25 December 2025 at the Citad Training Centre, Kano, bringing together journalists, the police, the Nigerian Army, retired security officers, intelligence experts, civil society actors, community leaders, and other key stakeholders
Participants identified banditry in Kano State as being sustained by a complex criminal ecosystem involving arms dealers, drug traffickers, logistics suppliers, corrupt intermediaries, and local informants, noting that porous borders and unregulated trade routes linking Kano to neighboring states continue to enable the movement of weapons and criminal elements.
The forum further observed that youth unemployment and economic marginalization have increased vulnerability to recruitment by criminal groups, stressing that any effective security response must combine intelligence-led operations with community engagement, capacity building for security agencies, and responsible media reporting.
Among the key recommendations adopted was the strengthening of the Safe Corridor Initiative to integrate community members into early warning systems, monitoring mechanisms, and reintegration efforts, alongside enhanced interagency and interstate intelligence sharing to dismantle criminal networks.
The roundtable also called for the development of a lawful and structured watch list for suspected individuals, improved regulation and training of community and neighbourhood watch groups, and investment in modern equipment for security personnel, including advanced communication devices and night-visibility technology.
In addition, participants emphasized the need for improved documentation and data management of security incidents, displaced populations, casualties, and property losses, as well as the establishment of clear protocols for media–security collaboration that protect operational integrity while ensuring timely and accurate public information.
Pulse Time Nigeria reports that the discussion underscored the importance of collaboration between the media, security agencies, and communities.
However ,participants commend both the Kano State and Federal Governments for their prompt responses to recent security threats in border communities.
The forum concluded by urging the Kano State Government, Federal Government, security agencies, traditional rulers, civil society organizations, and development partners to adopt and implement the recommendations without delay, adding that a committee has been constituted to submit a detailed report and organize a town hall meeting to broaden public engagement.