By Abdul Lauya
Fifteen members of the House of Representatives, three Senators, and several members of the Katsina State House of Assembly have converged on Abuja to meet with the Chief of Army Staff and the Chief of Defence Staff, seeking urgent solutions to the unrelenting wave of insecurity ravaging their state.
The lawmakers, visibly rattled by the scale of killings, kidnappings, and terror raids in rural communities, began their consultations with top military chiefs on Thursday.
They pledged to sustain engagements with other security stakeholders in the coming days until practical commitments are extracted.
This move follows a string of deadly attacks, including the recent massacre of worshippers at a mosque in Katsina.
Eye Reporters highlighted the tragedy in its special analysis titled “Katsina Mosque Massacre: Banditry’s Grip on Northwest,” which painted a grim picture of a state trapped in fear, where bandits dictate the lives of ordinary citizens despite years of military presence.
Governor Dikko Umaru Radda is expected to join the delegation today or tomorrow. Sources describe his participation as part of a united political front aimed at signaling both solidarity with victims and impatience with the pace of federal interventions.
Observers believe the governor’s presence will add weight to the negotiations and deepen pressure on Abuja to deliver results.
Yet, for many residents, the Abuja mission is more than a courtesy call, it is seen as a test of whether their representatives can convert political access into concrete action.
Public trust in government promises has steadily eroded. Rural farmers, traders, and students remain displaced in large numbers, while families of abducted victims continue to sell off assets to pay ransoms.
That Katsina, the home state of former President Muhammadu Buhari and still a focal point of military operations, has sunk deeper into crisis underscores the complexity of Nigeria’s security challenge.
For critics, it reflects not just a failure of firepower but of strategy, coordination, and political will.
The lawmakers’ ongoing meetings will therefore be judged not by the headlines they generate, but by whether villages can soon sleep without fear.
Communities want schools to reopen without threats and markets to thrive again without the shadow of kidnappers.
Until then, the Abuja engagements remain a mission weighed down by skepticism, urgency, and the desperate hope of a people under siege.
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