Professor Yusuf Turaki, a Middle Belt Leader, has described the complex nature of the insecurity problem in the North, emphasizing that a thorough understanding necessitates taking into account a number of elements. He drew attention to the large-scale Hausa and Kanuri migration from the north to the south, attributing it to climatic, developmental, and historical factors.
In addition, he recognized that conflicting fundamentalist Islamic beliefs and non-state actors were responsible for the social, political, and theological upheavals that led to the dislocation of communities in the North.
He said in an interview with The Sun, ”The question of insecurity in the North has a complex answer. No one factor is sufficient for an answer. However, there is a massive migration of Hausas and Kanuris from the North to Southward.
Historical, developmental, and Climatic factors have caused social, political, religious, and agrarian upheavals and movements of the Hausa, Fulani, and Kanuri southward. The devastating development policies and programmes, non-state actors, and controversial fundamentalist Islamic teachings and ideologies have uprooted many societies and communities in the North.”
