How We Destroyed Boko Haram’s Terrorist Central Command In Kano – Ganduje

Kano State Governor Umar Abdullahi Ganduje has claimed that his administration had eliminated the terrorist Central Command during his seven years in office.

According to Ganduje, the development has pushed militants out of the state.

The governor, who credited the synergy between his government and security for reducing lingering attacks and other similar criminalities, said other governors throughout Nigeria should take this method to address their own states’ security issues.

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The governor then asked his colleagues to work fully and effectively with their respective states’ security authorities to combat terrorism.

Ganduje stated this in a paper titled “Challenges of Insecurity and Nation Building,” which he delivered at the University of Ibadan Alumni Association’s 2020 Alumni Lecture, held at the university’s Dame Edith Okowa Auditorium on Friday.

“Let me emphasize that state governments must cooperate and engage with security authorities to address the current scenario (insecurity),” he stated.

Kano has experienced the benefits of this synergistic engagement with security services at all levels, according to Governor.

“Through it, we were able to identify and dismantle the feared terrorists’ central leadership and caused a blow to their operations in Kano, among other criminalities,” he continued.

“They (security) were equipped with supplies and equipment, as well as the establishment of a Police Anti-Cattle Rustling Squad, Ambush Squad, and Tactical Observation stations around the Falgore Forest, which was hitherto the lair of rustling,” Ganduje stated.

“The state government has spent over N1 billion on security operatives in the state, including gadgets and operating vehicles.”

“The state government has also reorganized Vigilante Groups to improve community policing and supplement the work of traditional security operatives.”

Ganduje also praised President Muhammadu Buhari, claiming that he was responsible for the establishment of a permanent military training camp where the Nigerian Army conducts regular military drills.

Governor Ganduje emphasized that the threat of insecurity necessitates a new strategy based on reliable intelligence collection.

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“The government must not only continue to engage security professionals, but it must also understand the necessity to give greater attention to security intelligence, capacity building to match global best practice standards, and procurement of current technology than ever before,” he says.

While acknowledging the need to modernize security organizations through training, intelligence sharing, new technology, logistics, motivation, and a shift in mindset, he emphasized that such efforts will result in far more effective operations.