Nigeria, Jan. 7 -- Lawal Daura, the former Director-General of the State Security Service (SSS), has officially declared his intention to contest the 2027 governorship election in Katsina State.

In an interview with DCL Hausa on Tuesday, monitored by PREMIUM TIMES, Mr Daura revealed his plan to challenge Governor Dikko Radda's re-election bid.

He cited the governor's alleged "poor handling" of the security challenges currently plaguing the state as the primary reason for his candidacy.

Mr Daura slammed what he described as the "politicisation" of insecurity and the "double standards" applied to the fight against insecurity in Nigeria, particularly the fight against banditry in his native Katsina State.

"You cannot be a governor and go...