Former Kano State governor, Ibrahim Shekarau, has blamed lack of proper intelligence gathering for the emergence of new terrorist group, Lakurawa. Shekarau said the federal and state governments can address the issue of new terrorist groups emerging through proper intelligence gathering and community policing.
About six people have reportedly lost their lives, with scores injured after angry youths attacked Fulani residents in Mera community, Augie Local Government Area, Kebbi State. SaharaReporters reports that the youths reportedly carried out the attack on Sunday in response to allegations linking some Fulani individuals to recent bandit raids in the area.
'I think we have had enough of insurgents we are battling with, so for them to have come in from neighbour countries like Niger Republic into the borders of Sokoto and Kebbi, I think we need to do a lot of restructuring of the security architecture. 'When I was a governor, I always meet with the security committee and I directed all the local government to meet on the last Thursday of every month.
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