The 19 governors of Northern Nigeria have launched the Northern Nigeria Security Trust Fund as part of a coordinated effort to tackle the region's growing security challenges.
Speaking during the inauguration of the Fund's Board of Trustees in Kaduna on Wednesday, Chairman of the Northern States Governors' Forum and Governor of Gombe State, Muhammadu Yahaya, described the initiative as a major step toward addressing insecurity across the region.
He said persistent threats such as banditry, terrorism, kidnapping, drug abuse, and other criminal activities have continued to disrupt livelihoods, weaken social cohesion, and slow economic development in Northern Nigeria.
According to Yahaya, the Trust Fund will mobilise financial resources, improve intelligence sharing, strengthen regional security coordination, and support federal security agencies in protecting lives and property.
He explained that the newly inaugurated Board of Trustees consists of experienced and respected individuals selected from across the 19 northern states to ensure the effective management of the initiative.
The forum also reaffirmed its earlier resolution that each northern state, together with its local governments, would contribute ₦1 billion every month for one year to finance the Trust Fund. Yahaya commended states that have already begun fulfilling their financial commitments and urged others to do the same promptly.
He stressed that the Trust Fund is intended to deliver practical results rather than become another bureaucratic institution, adding that its success would be measured by improved security coordination, intelligence gathering, rapid response, and better protection of lives and property.
Yahaya noted that while the Federal Government remains primarily responsible for national security, the northern states are committed to complementing federal efforts through stronger regional collaboration.
He also praised President Bola Tinubu's administration for ongoing security reforms and welcomed discussions on state policing, saying lasting peace would require addressing the root causes of insecurity, including poverty, unemployment, illiteracy, and the rising number of out-of-school children.
The governor called on traditional rulers, religious leaders, civil society organisations, the private sector, and development partners to support the initiative, emphasising that ensuring security is a collective responsibility.
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