Arewa group has decried renewed terrorist attacks in Kwara, Katsina and Kaduna, calling for an overhaul of security strategy.
Arewa Discussion Group (ADG) condemned the resurgence of terrorists’ attacks across several states in the northern region of the country.
The group said it was horrified by the recent wave of attacks and abductions plaguing communities in Kwara, Katsina, Kaduna, and other parts of the region.
A statement in Ilorin, signed by ADG spokesperson, Dr. Garba Abari, on behalf of the chairman, Alhaji Maisudan Bello, said, “We must move beyond rhetoric to concrete, effective, and sustainable action against the insecurity in the region
“The devastating attack on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, in Woroand Nuku communities of Kaiama Local Government Area, KwaraState, where reports indicate over 100 lives were tragically lost, and several houses and sundry property burnt was worrisome.
“We also note with grave concern the continuing incidents in areas like Faskari in Katsina and Kajuru in Kaduna states.
“It is especially shameful and a monumental failure that local governments and communities, which recently entered into a truce with these criminal elements, having been failed by the state, are witnessing such brazen attacks.
“This so-called truce has been exposed as a farce, a naive concession to anarchy that has only emboldened the perpetrators. This approach is not a solution; it is an abdication of responsibility.”
The statement said, “The ADG believes the time for mere condemnation is long past. While we unequivocally condemn these acts of madness, we must now be as creative and decisive as possible in ending this scourge.
“We must move beyond rhetoric to concrete, effective, and sustainable action. Therefore, the ADG reiterates the urgent call made in our previous statements on the subject where we suggested immediate and total overhaul of the security strategy in the region.”
