By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo

The Uba Sani Back2Back Movement (USB2B) has expressed full support for the sweeping security measures adopted by the Northern States Governors’ Forum and the Northern Traditional Rulers’ Council at their recent joint meeting in Kaduna, describing the resolutions as the most decisive regional security intervention in years.

Speaking to journalists in Kaduna, the Director of Strategic Communications of the Movement, Khadija Mohammed, said USB2B had carefully reviewed the Kaduna Declaration Against Insecurity and concluded that it represents a bold and coordinated push to restore peace across the North.

She welcomed the governors’ decision to suspend all mining activities for six months and revalidate existing licences, noting that illegal mining has long served as a major revenue source for criminal groups. “For the first time, the North is taking a collective economic stand against those funding insecurity,” she said.

Mohammed also praised the establishment of a ₦1 billion monthly Regional Security Trust Fund, describing it as a landmark step toward long-term regional stability. She noted that the unified funding structure would strengthen intelligence gathering, boost rapid-response operations and improve cross-border coordination—areas where individual states have struggled due to fragmented strategies.

Reiterating the group’s longstanding stance, USB2B reaffirmed its support for the renewed call for state police, insisting that the North’s vast landmass and evolving security threats can no longer be effectively managed through a centralised policing system. “State policing is not only logical—it is now a survival imperative,” she said.

Mohammed further commended the leadership of Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, whose strategic contributions, she said, helped shape the urgency and clarity of the Kaduna Declaration. She described him as “a regional stabiliser and a national voice on security reform.”

The Movement pledged to mobilise public support for the implementation of the resolutions, while sustaining advocacy and monitoring to ensure the measures translate into visible improvements in affected communities.

“The North is standing together,” Mohammed said. “Insecurity will no longer be tolerated, financed or enabled.”