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North-West Insecurity: Security firm identifies key challenges, urges regional collaboration

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Vanguard Nigeria

By Musa Ubandawaki, Sokoto SOKOTO — A security risk management firm, Beacon Security and Innovations Limited (BSIL), has expressed concern over the security situation in Nigeria’s North-West, identifying key factors it says are contributing to persistent banditry and kidnappings in Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara states. In a security assessment signed by its Managing Director and […] The post North-West Insecurity: Security firm identifies key challenges, urges regional collaboration appeared first on Vanguard News.

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