Governor Agbu Kefas has reiterated his administration’s commitment to combating violent extremism and terrorism financing in Taraba State. This, if achieved, he believes would create a peaceful environment for the development of the state.
   
The declaration was made yesterday in Jalingo, the state capital, through his Chief of Staff, Jeji Williams, at a two-day workshop, organised by the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Center (CISLAC), with support from GIABA – ECOWAS Commission.
   
The workshop, which focused on early detection, reporting, prevention and proactive responses to violent extremism and countering terrorism financing, drew participants from security agencies, media, traditional and religious institutions, among others .  His administration, according to the governor, would leave no stone unturned in its efforts to address the evolving nature of insecurity in the state. 
   
Earlier, the Project Manager of CISLAC, Jimoh Abubakar, who outlined the workshop’s objectives to include fostering conversations at the grassroots and community levels on countering terrorism financing, noted that terrorism financing often occurs at the community level, sometimes unnoticed, which he said, often undermines peace and security across the federation.

BESIDES, rights activist and former National Assembly lawmaker, Shehu Sani, has commended the people of Gobir communities in Sokoto State for heeding calls to confront the bandits threatening their existence.
 
In a viral video, thousands of residents stormed the forest to confront the hoodlums. Reacting to the film, Sani said: it’s high time the people took over the fight against banditry frontally without fear, stressing: “No better time for People’s Shahada Actions than now.”
 
The ex-lawmaker, who expressed anger over the killing of the Emir of Gobir and the incessant kidnap by ravaging bandits in the northern region, noted the “failure on the side of security agencies to tackle issues of insecurity, especially banditry, compelled him to make the  call for People’s Shahada Actions as the potent solution to contain the excesses of bandits.”