By Aondowase Kajo, Abuja

The Northern Traditional Rulers Council advocates for establishment of Truth and Reconciliation Committee, as well as creation of the state police as panacea for curbing insecurity within the region.

At a Northern Stakeholders Security Summit organized by the Northern Traditional Rulers Council held on Tuesday in Abuja, the traditional rulers were said to have resolved that bandits captured should be tried publicly and jailed to serve as deterent to others, and confidence building to members of the public.

A source who wants to be anonymous told DAILY ASSET that the closed-door Summit was chaired by the Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, with the Chairman, Northern Governor’s Forum, His Excellency, RT Hon.

The summit also resolved that the youth be recruited into the various security forces; the Army, police, customs, Immigration, Civil defence, and Vigilantes so as to tackle Insecurity headlong.

Besides, the meeting was said to have resolved that the laws of the land should be amended so the traditional institutions will be involved in working directly with security agencies to curb banditry and kidnapping within their areas of jurisdiction.

Daily Asset in Abuja gathered that the stakeholders resolved on establishment of state police so the state government will be in charge of the policing at the state level.

That the Internally displaced persons (IDP’s) be resettled to their various villages. And that the traditional rulers have traditional ways of dealing with criminals, and as such, government should encourage these ways so as to end criminality.

The summit also resolved that each of the states or Regions should come up with Truth and Reconciliation Committee, and Amnesty Committee in order to holistically resolve some of the lingering issues caused by Insecurity.

The summit which had observed the educationally backward status of the Northern region insist that massive education, adult and informal education be prioritized in the region. 

The summit also identified poverty and politics as source of the problem beldelviling the region, even as it called on her sons and daughters with security experiences to go home and assist at the community levels in tackling Insecurity.

His Royal Highness, Justice Hassan Gunmi, the Emir of Gunmi chaired the Coordinating Committee. All the Chairmen of Traditional Councils in the 19 northern states were reportedly in attendance. Others includes the Inspector General of Police, Controller Generals of Customs and Immigration as well as the Commandant General of Civil Defence.