Kaduna Governor Uba Sani Credits Traditional Rulers for Security Gains, Distributes 23 Vehicles to Boost Community Policing

Written on 05/05/2025
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News Brief:

Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani has lauded traditional leaders as key partners in the state's improved security, citing their intelligence-sharing efforts with security agencies. The praise came during a ceremony distributing 23 vehicles to traditional rulers to enhance their community policing roles.


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Kaduna Traditional Rulers Hailed as Cornerstone of State's Security Strategy

Kaduna, [Date] – Governor Uba Sani has declared traditional institutions indispensable to Kaduna State's declining insecurity rates, crediting monarchs with enabling the success of the administration's non-kinetic security approach.

Key Developments:

  • Vehicle Donation: 23 utility vehicles were distributed to traditional leaders at Sir Kashim Ibrahim House on Sunday to facilitate grassroots security operations.

  • Intelligence Partnership: The governor revealed that monarchs' round-the-clock intelligence collaboration with security agencies has been pivotal in stabilizing volatile communities.

    • "They ensure proximity to the people – this is why our non-kinetic strategy works," Sani emphasized.

  • Legislative Support: House Speaker Tajudeen Abbas was commended for facilitating the logistics boost, described as critical for sustaining inter-agency synergy.

Strategic Context:


The initiative reinforces Kaduna's multi-pronged security framework, which combines:
✔️ Traditional leadership networks for conflict resolution
✔️ Religious/community leaders as moral influencers
✔️ Enhanced mobility to accelerate emergency responses



Why It Matters:

  • Kaduna has recorded reduced bandit attacks in 2024 amid strengthened community policing.

  • The move signals a governance shift toward decentralizing security responsibilities.

  • Critics, however, urge transparency measures to ensure vehicles aren't misappropriated.

Quote Spotlight:


"Without our royal fathers' vigilance, Kaduna's stability would remain fragile," Governor Sani stated, underscoring plans to expand the partnership to all 23 LGAs.

 

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