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Directors from Nigeria’s Department of State Services (DSS) convened in Kaduna on Thursday to review security strategies and enhance intelligence-sharing mechanisms aimed at curbing worsening insecurity across the North-West region.
The meeting, attended by senior intelligence officials from across the geopolitical zone, focused on deepening inter-agency cooperation in response to a surge in banditry, kidnappings, and violent crimes that have claimed hundreds of lives in recent months.
According to reports, the discussions were prompted by recent deadly attacks, including clashes in Kano State that left 19 suspected bandits dead and an ambush on a lawmaker’s convoy in Niger State, which contributed to more than 200 deaths since October.
The DSS directors were said to have reviewed new intelligence approaches and collaborative measures with the military and police to improve operational response in rural communities most affected by bandit attacks.
The security parley came amid growing international attention to Nigeria’s internal security situation, following U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent accusation that the Nigerian government had failed to protect Christian communities from extremist violence.
Trump had reportedly directed the Pentagon to consider military options in response to the killings, a stance that drew firm rejection from Nigerian authorities, who maintained that the country is handling its internal security challenges without foreign intervention.
Officials at the Kaduna meeting reaffirmed the DSS’s commitment to safeguarding lives and property while strengthening coordination with other security agencies to restore peace and stability in the North-West.
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