Katsina State Governor Dikko Radda and the Director-General of Nigeria’s Department of State Services (DSS), Oluwatosin Ajayi, call for stronger collaboration among security agencies and communities to address insecurity in the North-West. They make the appeal at the second North-West zonal conference of State Directors of Security.
The outlets report the leaders seek improved inter-agency “synergies,” alongside social interventions and engagement with communities and government institutions. Their comments frame the security challenge as involving terrorism, banditry and other criminal activities across the region.
While both accounts emphasize coordination, they differ slightly in emphasis: one highlights the need for inter-agency collaboration paired with social interventions, while another focuses more directly on cooperation between the governor, the DSS leadership, and broader security stakeholders. Across reports, the shared focus is on strengthening relationships and joint approaches to reduce criminal violence and threats in the North-West.
