{"id":361693,"date":"2025-08-01T07:03:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T06:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=361693"},"modified":"2025-08-01T07:03:00","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T06:03:00","slug":"i-only-compensate-victims-of-banditry-ive-never-given-one-naira-to-bandits-kaduna-gov-sani","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2025\/08\/01\/i-only-compensate-victims-of-banditry-ive-never-given-one-naira-to-bandits-kaduna-gov-sani\/","title":{"rendered":"I only compensate victims of banditry, I&#8217;ll never give money to bandits \u2013 Kaduna Gov, Sani"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Sani noted that the insecurity in the North-West is largely fuelled by poverty and deprivation, unlike the ideological underpinnings of Boko Haram in the North-East<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Governor Uba Sani of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2025\/07\/29\/no-governor-will-oppose-tinubus-re-election-in-2027-kaduna-gov-uba-sani\/\">Kaduna State<\/a> has said the idea of resorting to financial compensation for bandits is anathema to the principle of justice and fairness.<\/p>\n<p>He stated nobody can claim to be a proponent of justice or advocate of the poor&#8217;s well-being and at the same time pay bandits.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on Thursday while fielding questions on Arise Television\u2019s Prime Time programme,<br \/>\nSani said that instead of compensating the perpetrators of violence, his administration has focused on supporting the victims.<\/p>\n<p>Sani noted that the insecurity in the North-West is largely fuelled by poverty and deprivation, unlike the ideological underpinnings of Boko Haram in the North-East.<\/p>\n<p>Responding to earlier criticisms that he was allegedly trying to negotiate with or pay bandits, Sani said such accusations are spurious as they are against his long-standing advocacy for justice.<\/p>\n<p>He disclosed that he realised that the insecurity in the northwest can&#8217;t be tackled with a force and boots-on-the-ground strategy.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cLooking at security issues, we just have to sit down and analyse what the symptoms and the drivers of insecurity are. 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