{"id":172072,"date":"2025-07-31T21:43:51","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T20:43:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/i-havent-given-one-naira-to-bandits-in-kaduna-gov-sani"},"modified":"2025-07-31T22:44:30","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T21:44:30","slug":"i-havent-given-one-naira-to-bandits-in-kaduna-gov-sani","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/i-havent-given-one-naira-to-bandits-in-kaduna-gov-sani","title":{"rendered":"I haven\u2019t given one naira to bandits in Kaduna \u2013 Gov Sani"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has suggested that nobody can claim to fight for justice or the poor while at the same time paying bandits.<\/p>\n<p>Sani revealed that instead of compensating the perpetrators of violence, his administration has focused on supporting the victims.<\/p>\n<p>The governor spoke on Thursday while fielding questions on Arise Television\u2019s Prime Time programme.<\/p>\n<p>Sani noted that the insecurity plaguing the North-West is largely driven by economic factors, unlike the ideological underpinnings of Boko Haram in the North-East.<\/p>\n<p>Responding to earlier criticisms that he was allegedly trying to negotiate with or pay bandits, Sani said such accusations contradict his long-standing advocacy for justice.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cLooking at security issues we just have to sit down and analyse what are the symptoms and the drivers of insecurity. I agree with you that Boko Haram is more of an ideological issue. But when you are talking about insurgency in the north West it\u2019s an economic matter. That\u2019s why when we came in, I said, look, we can\u2019t resolve it with kinetic approach only.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I started, a lot of people were criticising me saying \u2018you are trying to pay bandits\u2019. But I told them a man who fought for justice and for the downtrodden can\u2019t sit down with the bandit and pay him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo they were surprised only two weeks ago when I came up with my own programme, where I gave houses to the victims of insurgency instead of compensating or giving anything to the bandits. I haven\u2019t given one naira to the bandits but I have built houses for the victims of banditry in Kaduna state.\u201d<\/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 Uba Sani of Kaduna State has suggested that nobody can claim to fight for justice or the poor while at the same time paying bandits. Sani revealed that instead of compensating the perpetrators of violence, his administration has focused on supporting the victims. 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