Senator Uba Sani Clashes with Governor El-Rufai Over Banditry Response in Kaduna

Senator Uba Sani of Kaduna State has responded to Governor El-Rufai's accusations of politicizing insecurity, urging him to stop deceiving the people. Sani emphasized that firearms alone cannot end banditry in the northern part of the country.

He refuted claims of the Office of the National Security Adviser coordinating ransom payments to bandits, attributing the root cause of banditry to poverty, unemployment, and neglect in rural communities. Sani advocated for a peace model strategy involving traditional and religious leaders to combat insecurity effectively.

He criticized the approach of negotiating and compensating armed groups instead of confronting them militarily. The senator highlighted the difference between insecurity and ideologically-driven insurgency.