IF ELECTED, PETER OBI AND I WILL WORK AND SIT DOWN WITH TERRORISTS AND OTHER CRIMINALS TO SEE WHAT CAN BE DONE TO DISCOURAGE THEIR ACTIONS - KWANKWASO

Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has said that if elected alongside Peter Obi in the 2027 presidential election, his administration would adopt a multi-pronged approach to tackling insecurity, including engaging terr%rists and other criminals in dialogue while strengthening public confidence in security agencies.

Speaking on the country’s security challenges, Kwankwaso said the key lies in giving citizens the confidence to provide information to security operatives.

He said, “You see, all these things that are happening today, if you go to localities, those places that these insecurities are happening, I can tell you, people know almost everything. They know the locations, they know the names of all those involved, and so on and so forth.”

According to him, many residents are reluctant to volunteer information because of previous negative experiences after cooperating with security agencies.

“But what is happening now is many of the communities are even afraid to go forward and tell the security agencies or agents of what is actually happening, because many of them have done that in the past, and of course, they did not enjoy it,” he said.

Kwankwaso added that his administration would work to rebuild public trust while also seeking dialogue with those involved in criminal activities.

“So, we will give people confidence, we will work on the people, even the terr%rists and, of course, the criminals themselves, to see what can be done to discourage their action. So, we will have talks with the terr%rists, we will talk and sit down with them, we will talk to everybody.”

He maintained that security forces would still be deployed whenever necessary, saying, “And, of course, if there is any issue that will require the services of the military or other security agencies, I can tell you, we will be very happy to do it.”