{"id":164941,"date":"2025-05-30T10:19:07","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T09:19:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/insecurity-still-threatens-26-lgas-in-katsina-radda"},"modified":"2025-05-30T11:21:45","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T10:21:45","slug":"insecurity-still-threatens-26-lgas-in-katsina-radda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/insecurity-still-threatens-26-lgas-in-katsina-radda","title":{"rendered":"Insecurity still threatens 26 LGAs in Katsina \u2013 Radda"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Governor Dikko Umar Radda of Katsina State has disclosed that 26 out of the state\u2019s 34 local government areas (LGAs) are still grappling with insecurity, despite ongoing efforts to tackle banditry and other violent crimes.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking during a mid-term briefing to mark his second year in office, Governor Radda revealed that the widespread insecurity he inherited remains a serious concern.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we assumed office, 26 LGAs were affected by banditry and other forms of insecurity. That situation is still challenging, and while we\u2019ve made progress, we are not yet where we need to be,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The governor reiterated that his administration had made the fight against insecurity a top priority, committing substantial resources to restore peace and order.<\/p>\n<p>He described the situation as one that requires a joint effort between government and citizens.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe cannot win this war alone. We need communities to work with the authorities and provide actionable intelligence that will lead to the arrest or termination of these criminals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Governor Radda emphasized that the state would continue its policy of supporting victims of bandit attacks rather than paying ransoms.<\/p>\n<p>As part of his administration\u2019s strategy, the governor pointed to the establishment of the Katsina State Community Watch Corps, a grassroots security initiative aimed at complementing the efforts of conventional security agencies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe didn\u2019t waste any time in setting up the Community Watch Corps. It is a homegrown solution that is now being replicated in other states,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>While commending the efforts of the military and federal government, Radda acknowledged that more work lies ahead.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have made significant gains, but the road is still long. We will not rest until every LGA in Katsina is free from the grip of bandits.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition to military and community-based interventions, the governor said his government is addressing the root causes of insecurity, including poverty and youth unemployment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur investments in agriculture, enterprise development, and healthcare are aimed at reducing the vulnerabilities that bandits exploit,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p>He reiterated that none of these gains can be sustained without peace and stability.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Governor Dikko Umar Radda of Katsina State has disclosed that 26 out of the state\u2019s 34 local government areas (LGAs) are still grappling with insecurity, despite ongoing efforts to tackle banditry and other violent crimes. Speaking during a mid-term briefing to mark his second year in office, Governor Radda revealed that the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":164940,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[1072,246,363,225,16948,254],"class_list":["post-164941","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-banditry","tag-community","tag-insecurity","tag-katsina","tag-katsina-state-community-watch","tag-nigeria"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Insecurity still threatens 26 LGAs in Katsina \u2013 Radda - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Governor Dikko Umar Radda of Katsina State has disclosed that 26 out of the state\u2019s 34 local government areas (LGAs) are ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/insecurity-still-threatens-26-lgas-in-katsina-radda\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Insecurity still threatens 26 LGAs in Katsina \u2013 Radda\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Governor Dikko Umar Radda of Katsina State has disclosed that 26 out of the state\u2019s 34 local government areas (LGAs) are ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/insecurity-still-threatens-26-lgas-in-katsina-radda\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-05-30T09:19:07+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-05-30T10:21:45+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/sm_1748587963.179785.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/insecurity-still-threatens-26-lgas-in-katsina-radda#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/insecurity-still-threatens-26-lgas-in-katsina-radda\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Insecurity still threatens 26 LGAs in Katsina \u2013 Radda\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-05-30T09:19:07+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-05-30T10:21:45+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/insecurity-still-threatens-26-lgas-in-katsina-radda\"},\"wordCount\":363,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/insecurity-still-threatens-26-lgas-in-katsina-radda#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/sm_1748587963.179785.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"banditry\",\"Community\",\"insecurity\",\"Katsina\",\"Katsina State Community Watch\",\"Nigeria\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/insecurity-still-threatens-26-lgas-in-katsina-radda#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/insecurity-still-threatens-26-lgas-in-katsina-radda\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/insecurity-still-threatens-26-lgas-in-katsina-radda\",\"name\":\"Insecurity still threatens 26 LGAs in Katsina \u2013 Radda - Nigeria\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/insecurity-still-threatens-26-lgas-in-katsina-radda#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/insecurity-still-threatens-26-lgas-in-katsina-radda#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/sm_1748587963.179785.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-05-30T09:19:07+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-05-30T10:21:45+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"description\":\"Governor Dikko Umar Radda of Katsina State has disclosed that 26 out of the state\u2019s 34 local government areas (LGAs) are ...\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/insecurity-still-threatens-26-lgas-in-katsina-radda#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/insecurity-still-threatens-26-lgas-in-katsina-radda\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/insecurity-still-threatens-26-lgas-in-katsina-radda#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/sm_1748587963.179785.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/sm_1748587963.179785.jpg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":720,\"caption\":\"Insecurity still threatens 26 LGAs in Katsina \u2013 Radda\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/insecurity-still-threatens-26-lgas-in-katsina-radda#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Insecurity still threatens 26 LGAs in Katsina \u2013 Radda\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/\",\"name\":\"Africa Press | Nigeria | Homepage\",\"description\":\"Just another Africa News Agency Sites site\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\",\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/author\/cfeditoren\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Insecurity still threatens 26 LGAs in Katsina \u2013 Radda - Nigeria","description":"Governor Dikko Umar Radda of Katsina State has disclosed that 26 out of the state\u2019s 34 local government areas (LGAs) are ...","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/insecurity-still-threatens-26-lgas-in-katsina-radda","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Insecurity still threatens 26 LGAs in Katsina \u2013 Radda","og_description":"Governor Dikko Umar Radda of Katsina State has disclosed that 26 out of the state\u2019s 34 local government areas (LGAs) are ...","og_url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/insecurity-still-threatens-26-lgas-in-katsina-radda","og_site_name":"Nigeria","article_published_time":"2025-05-30T09:19:07+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-05-30T10:21:45+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":720,"url":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/sm_1748587963.179785.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"cfeditoren","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"cfeditoren","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/insecurity-still-threatens-26-lgas-in-katsina-radda#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/insecurity-still-threatens-26-lgas-in-katsina-radda"},"author":{"name":"cfeditoren","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb"},"headline":"Insecurity still threatens 26 LGAs in Katsina \u2013 Radda","datePublished":"2025-05-30T09:19:07+00:00","dateModified":"2025-05-30T10:21:45+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/insecurity-still-threatens-26-lgas-in-katsina-radda"},"wordCount":363,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/insecurity-still-threatens-26-lgas-in-katsina-radda#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/sm_1748587963.179785.jpg","keywords":["banditry","Community","insecurity","Katsina","Katsina State Community Watch","Nigeria"],"articleSection":["all news","Policy"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/insecurity-still-threatens-26-lgas-in-katsina-radda#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/insecurity-still-threatens-26-lgas-in-katsina-radda","url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/insecurity-still-threatens-26-lgas-in-katsina-radda","name":"Insecurity still threatens 26 LGAs in Katsina \u2013 Radda - Nigeria","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/insecurity-still-threatens-26-lgas-in-katsina-radda#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/insecurity-still-threatens-26-lgas-in-katsina-radda#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/sm_1748587963.179785.jpg","datePublished":"2025-05-30T09:19:07+00:00","dateModified":"2025-05-30T10:21:45+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb"},"description":"Governor Dikko Umar Radda of Katsina State has disclosed that 26 out of the state\u2019s 34 local government areas (LGAs) are ...","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/insecurity-still-threatens-26-lgas-in-katsina-radda#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/insecurity-still-threatens-26-lgas-in-katsina-radda"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/insecurity-still-threatens-26-lgas-in-katsina-radda#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/sm_1748587963.179785.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/sm_1748587963.179785.jpg","width":1200,"height":720,"caption":"Insecurity still threatens 26 LGAs in Katsina \u2013 Radda"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/insecurity-still-threatens-26-lgas-in-katsina-radda#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Insecurity still threatens 26 LGAs in Katsina \u2013 Radda"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/","name":"Africa Press | Nigeria | Homepage","description":"Just another Africa News Agency Sites site","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb","name":"cfeditoren","url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/author\/cfeditoren"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164941","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/84"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=164941"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164941\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/164940"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=164941"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=164941"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=164941"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}