{
  "id": 4692185,
  "title": "Gov Sule: Political rivalry fuelling insecurity in north",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/gov-sule-political-rivalry-fuelling-insecurity-in-north",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T17:24:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Trust",
    "slug": "daily-trust",
    "url": "https://dailytrust.com/gov-sule-political-rivalry-fuelling-insecurity-in-north/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nasarawa State Governor, Engr. Abdullahi Sule, warned at a recent security summit that political disagreements among leaders in the North Central region are being exploited by militants and other criminals. He urged political leaders to separate their political interests from security issues and establish trust and intelligence-sharing mechanisms to combat the growing insecurity. The summit was organized by the Ministry of Defence and the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Community Engagement. Sule specifically appealed to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, and the Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, to work together to ensure peace and security. He emphasized that unresolved political rivalries could undermine collective efforts to address the issue. Sule recalled that despite political differences between his predecessor and a former Benue Governor, they managed to build a cordial relationship which led to a significant decrease in attacks. However, once the current Benue Governor took office, the attacks increased again. He pledged to take action against any individual or group using his state as a base for attacks on other North Central states. Plateau State Governor, Caleb Muftwang, criticized the characterization of attacks on farmers as mere farmer-herder clashes, insisting that some incidents were deliberate invasions of farming communities. He stressed that each state in the region had unique security challenges that required locally tailored solutions. Muftwang called for truthfulness and political will to combat banditry, kidnapping, and attacks on farming communities, emphasizing the need to trace criminals to their hideouts and prevent their actions. Former Deputy Governor of Plateau State, Mrs. Pauline Tallen, proposed the creation of a North Central Border Coordination Committee to enhance security collaboration among states in the region, highlighting the necessity of greater cooperation, sincerity, and political will to tackle the rising insecurity across the North Central states.",
  "summary": "Nasarawa State Governor, Engr. Abdullahi Sule, has warned that political differences among leaders in the North Central are creating opportunities for militants and other criminal elements to exploit the region’s security challenges. Sule, who spoke on Monday at the North Central Zonal Security Summit held at the Benue State Government House in Makurdi, called on […]",
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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."
}