Nigeria, Nov. 30 -- Against the backdrop of escalating banditry and recurrent mass abductions across the region, North-west political and traditional leaders have called for a new security architecture in the area.

They made the call in Kaduna on Saturday at the North-West Zonal Security Summit attended by federal lawmakers, top security chiefs, traditional rulers and senior government officials, including the Minister of Defence, Badaru Abubakar.

The summit was organised by the Senate Ad-hoc Committee on National Security and themed "Building Robust Regional Collaborations to Tackle Insecurity: Pathways for Securing the Future."

Its aims include strengthening cooperation among security agencies and governments across Kaduna, Katsina, ...