May 28, 2026
The Miyetti-Allah Fulaku Yeso Yeso Development Association, MAFYDA, has urged the Federal, State and Local Governments to engage and empower local vigilante groups as part of efforts to address rising insecurity across the country.
The National Security Adviser of MAFYDA, Comrade Pariya, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, on Thursday in Abuja.
Pariya said vigilante groups in communities should be allowed to operate in collaboration with the Nigerian Army, Nigeria Police Force, Department of State Services, DSS, and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, in tackling insecurity.
According to him, integrating local vigilantes into formal security operations through state-backed legislation and adequate supervision would strengthen efforts to combat kidnapping, insurgency and other crimes.
