ACF hails northern governors' security trust fund as landmark initiative against northern insecurity

The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has endorsed the Northern Nigeria Security Trust Fund launched by the forum of northern states governors, calling it one of the most significant regional initiatives in recent years. ACF says the fund is designed to mobilise additional resources to combat terrorism, banditry, kidnapping and other violent crimes that have plagued Northern Nigeria for far too long.

According to ACF, the initiative reflects northern governors' shared commitment to address the region's persistent security challenges. Chairman Bashir M. Dalhatu stated that restoring peace and security is the indispensable foundation for economic recovery, social progress and national development, noting that the North once known for peaceful communities and thriving agriculture now bears scars of years of violence from terrorists, bandits and kidnappers.

The ACF believes the trust fund, if effectively managed, will secure financial resources to strengthen intelligence gathering, surveillance, logistics, communications, technological innovation, community-based security initiatives and victim support programmes. The forum emphasised that northerners deserve to live in peace, farm without fear, conduct business safely and look to the future with genuine confidence and hope, having endured crippling hardship from insecurity for too long.

While the fund aims to complement federal government and security agency efforts, the article does not specify the fund's size, funding sources, timeline for disbursement or how ordinary citizens might access or benefit from its programmes. Northern residents concerned about security should monitor official announcements from northern governors' forums and state emergency management agencies for implementation details.

SOURCE: https://dailypost.ng/2026/07/10/acf-hails-northern-governors-security-trust-fund-initiative/