{
  "id": 2013865,
  "title": "‘No Negotiation With Bandits’, Gov Lawal Vows",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/no-negotiation-with-bandits-gov-lawal-vows",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T19:09:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Trust",
    "slug": "daily-trust",
    "url": "https://dailytrust.com/no-negotiation-with-bandits-gov-lawal-vows/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Governor Dauda Lawal has firmly stated that those who engage in banditry and pose a threat to the populace must be held accountable by the law. During a three-day security summit organized by the Nigeria Police in Zamfara State, Lawal underscored the gravity of the security challenges faced by the region. The summit, themed 'Appraising the Security Challenges in the Northwest Region', saw the presence of the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Olatunji Rilwan Disu, alongside representatives from the Nigeria Police, security and intelligence agencies, traditional rulers, community leaders, and civil society organizations.\n\nLawal commended the IGP and the Nigeria Police for convening the summit in Zamfara, recognizing the state's pivotal role in addressing the security challenges plaguing the Northwest. He emphasized that the security crisis in the region extends beyond isolated incidents, involving organized networks that engage in banditry, kidnapping, and cattle rustling across borders, threatening essential aspects of life such as livelihoods, food security, education, investment, and social cohesion. Lawal stressed the need for a unified approach to security, highlighting the importance of real-time intelligence sharing, coordinated operations, inter-state surveillance, community policing, and disrupting the financial, logistical, and supply networks that sustain organized crime.\n\nThe governor urged the summit participants to develop actionable solutions to cut off criminal networks' supply chains and limit their mobility, addressing operational questions about disrupting supply chains, limiting criminals' movement, strengthening control over vulnerable corridors, and identifying and dismantling networks of informants and facilitators. Lawal also acknowledged the collective responsibility of the states in ensuring the security of the Northwest and assured that the Nigeria Police Force would continue to deploy its capabilities in support of the efforts of State Governments and other security agencies.",
  "summary": "Governor Dauda Lawal has emphasised that bandits who refuse peace and threaten innocent people must face the full consequences of the law. The Zamfara State Government hosted a three-day Northwest Security Summit organised by the Nigeria Police on Wednesday at the Government House, Gusau. The Security Summit, themed ‘Appraising the Security Challenges in the Northwest […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}