Nigeria, May 11 -- Northern Nigerian political and traditional rulers met in Kaduna on Saturday to discuss the security situation in the region and how they could address their issues without partisan political biases.

The joint meeting, which was held at the Sir Kashim Ibrahim House, Kaduna, was chaired by Gombe State Governor, Inuwa Yahaya, who is also the chairman of the Northern Nigeria Governors' Forum and the Chairman of the Northern States Traditional Rulers' Council.

Some states in the region have faced security challenges for over a decade, especially with Boko Haram resurging in the North-east, banditry in the North-west and farmers-herders and inter-religious crises in the North-central.

The subregion also has a high rate of...