Nigeria, Dec. 23 -- The Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda, has attributed the failure of states in the North-west region to establish security outfits modelled after those in some South-west states (Amotekun) to a lack of political consensus among the region's governors.

Mr Radda stated this in an interview with Radio France Internationale (RFI) Hausa, a clip of which was obtained by PREMIUM TIMES after the RFI shared it on Monday.

The governor's admission offers a rare glimpse into the cracks within the Northern Governors' Forum, arguably explaining why banditry continues to plague the region despite isolated efforts by individual states.

Speaking on the operational challenges of fighting insecurity, Mr Radda lamented that without a...