Northern Leaders Address Insecurity and Almajiri Crisis

Northern leaders and stakeholders convened at the third Late General Hassan Usman Katsina Memorial Conference organized by the New Vision Development Initiative (NEVDI) at Arewa House, Kaduna, on July 25, 2026. Chaired by Major General Alwali Kazir, the conference included representation from President Bola Tinubu through Alhaji Ibrahim Masari.

The gathering addressed deep-rooted social, political, and leadership failures in Northern Nigeria, highlighting insecurity, neglect of education, corruption, elite rivalry, and the Almajiri crisis as critical threats to the region's future. The conference's communiqué emphasized the urgent need for action beyond mere diagnosis of these challenges.

It criticized the declining value system in the North, where wealth is prioritized over knowledge, and raised concerns about the neglect of girl-child education and the waste of community resources. The communiqué also pointed out the lack of reliable demographic planning, complicating meaningful development efforts in the region.