The Northern States Governors’ Forum (NSGF) has approved the creation of a landmark Regional Security Trust Fund, signaling a unified and aggressive push to tackle worsening insecurity across the North.
The decision was contained in a communiqué issued on 1 December 2025 by the Forum’s Chairman, Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State, after a joint meeting with the Northern Traditional Rulers’ Council at the Sir Kashim Ibrahim House, Kaduna.
According to the communiqué, each of the 19 Northern States will contribute ₦1 billion monthly, to be deducted at source, under a framework soon to be agreed by all stakeholders.
The Fund is expected to strengthen security operations, boost intelligence gathering, and enhance rapid-response capabilities across the region.
The Forum also expressed condolences to the governments and people of Kebbi, Kwara, Kogi, Niger, Sokoto, Jigawa and Kano States following recent killings and abductions, and sympathised with victims of renewed Boko Haram attacks in Borno and Yobe.
Northern governors commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for what they described as his “swift response” to the recent schoolchildren abductions and ongoing security challenges.
They also acknowledged the sacrifices of security personnel battling insurgency across the country.
Reaffirming their position on policing reforms, the governors restated their full support for the establishment of State Police and urged federal and state lawmakers from the region to fast-track its actualisation.
The Forum further raised alarm over illegal mining, describing it as a major contributor to insecurity.
It resolved to recommend that the Minister of Solid Minerals suspend mining exploration for six months to allow for a full audit and revalidation of licences in collaboration with state governments.
The governors and traditional rulers pledged continued cooperation to restore peace, stability and development across the North, and agreed to reconvene at a later date.
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