Nigeria’s National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, says coordination between the Federal Government and Kaduna State is contributing to efforts to curb insecurity. Ribadu makes the statement at the graduation of the pioneer batch of Armed Forest Guards, where he is represented by Sani Sani, the Director of Internal Security at the Office of the National Security Adviser. Both outlets report that Ribadu credits the “synergy” or partnership with Governor Uba Sani’s administration in Kaduna for supporting security work and improving the situation. The accounts describe the event as part of broader efforts to deploy or formalize Armed Forest Guards, with the graduation marking the first batch. While the reports focus on the role of federal–state collaboration, they do not provide specific figures, timelines, or detailed outcomes of the partnership. The outlets also do not attribute the security improvements to any single policy or incident, but present the NSA’s comments as an assessment that joint efforts with Kaduna are helping address insecurity.