The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has urged President Bola Tinubu to immediately declare a state of emergency in northern Nigeria, citing the worsening scale of insecurity and the government’s constitutional and international duty to safeguard lives.
In a communiqué signed by its spokesperson, Professor Abubakar Jika Jiddere, the forum expressed grave concern over violent attacks, abductions, and killings across the region, warning that continued inaction could endanger Nigeria’s stability and undermine regional peace.
It lamented that security agencies remain overstretched, under-resourced, and in some cases complicit through inaction, leaving citizens vulnerable and eroding public trust in government.
NEF cited recent incidents, including the August 19 attack on a mosque in Unguwan Mantau Village, where armed assailants killed at least 27 worshippers during morning prayers, leaving many injured and hundreds displaced.
It also condemned the execution of 35 abductees in Zamfara State despite ransom payments, as well as separate attacks in Kaduna’s Kauru and Kudan LGAs that left eight people dead and several others wounded.
According to the forum, these incidents reflect a persistent pattern of organized criminal violence and banditry that have claimed thousands of lives, displaced hundreds of thousands, crippled economic activity, undermined food security, and inflicted deep social and psychological trauma on communities.
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