For Kano State to retain its enviable status as one of the most peaceful states in the North-west geopolitical zone ahead of the 2027 general election, Ejiofor Alike writes that the political actors in the state should withdraw support for rival thuggery groups and other criminal gangs currently threatening peace in the state
Despite its huge population and status as a politically volatile state, Kano State has retained its enviable position as one of the few states in the North-west that have not been severely hit by insurgency and armed banditry.
Even at the peak of the emirship tussle between the state government-recognised Emir of Kano, Khalifa Muhammad Sanusi II, and the dethroned HRH Aminu Ado Bayero, who is also laying claim to the throne, the political leadership in the state has continued to keep the state safe.
Among the North-west states of Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Jigawa, Sokoto, Zamfara, and Kaduna, the state and Jigawa have not been hit by the mass killings, abductions and other acts of banditry witnessed in other five states in the zone.
Though the Ansaru terrorist group announced its formation in the state in January 2012, the state has remained relatively insulated from the group’s violence.
