Following the rising cases of insecurity in the North, the 19 Northern governors have scheduled an emergency meeting for November 29, 2025, to be held in Kaduna State.
This was confirmed by the Senior Special Assistant to Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State, Peter Ahemba, in Lafia, the state capital, on Monday, as concerns spiked over the closure of schools by the authorities.
Ahemba explained that the northern governors’ meeting would deliberate on concrete steps that could be taken to address the rising wave of kidnapping, banditry, and other forms of security threats in the zone.
The planned meeting is coming on the heels of a parley by the South-West governors, which took place at the Oyo State Governor’s Office in Ibadan, on Monday.
The South-West governors resolved that it was time for the creation of state police to address the growing incidents of bandit attacks.
There has been a rising pandemic of attacks in the north especially on educational institutions prompting several state governments to temporarily close schools.
In kebbi state, 24 school girls are still in the hands of kidnappers, with their vice principal killed.
In Niger state, over 300 students and staff were seized by gunmen at St. Mary’s Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools in Papiri, though 50 students later escaped.
According to reports from The PUNCH, the governor’s aide said, “The Northern Governors have fixed a meeting for Kaduna on November 29 to discuss the rising wave of insecurity in some parts of the country, especially within the northern part of the country.
“So, the meeting is expected to deliberate on concrete steps that could be taken to address the rising wave of kidnapping, banditry, and other forms of security threats in some parts of the country.
“For Nasarawa State, His Excellency, the Governor, who happens to be the Chairman of the North Central Governors Forum, had to cut short his trip from the G20 Summit that is going on in South Africa, to come back immediately and attend to the security challenges in some states of the northern part of the country.’’
He added, “In line with that, His Excellency had to convene yet another emergency security meeting this afternoon, being Monday, the 24th of November 2025. So, the meeting deliberated on how to prevent the escalation of insecurity, the banditry activities that are being witnessed in some parts of the country, to strengthen surveillance measures and also enhance the support to security agencies to effectively tackle any eventual situation that may occur.
“So far so good, these are the efforts being made by both the Northern Governors Forum and Nasarawa State as a government.”
Responding to a question on what was being done to address insecurity in the state, Ahemba stated,
“I can assure you that every necessary measure is being put in place. The government is on a red alert. The security agencies are on red alert because of what is happening within the neighbourhood. So, the government is not resting, and I can assure you that the security agencies are well equipped to respond.’’
