Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has urged the Nigerian military to strengthen its capabilities with more technology and communication support to address the growing insecurity in the North-Central region.

Speaking as a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Governor Sule highlighted the urgency of supporting the military with modern tools to combat increasing attacks in states like Benue and Plateau.

He emphasized, “We must introduce more resources in the form of technology, in the form of people, and the biggest of them all, in the form of communication, to support the military.”

The attacks, mostly attributed to bandits, have caused widespread devastation, with the death toll in Benue reaching 72 following recent assaults in Ukum and Logo local government areas.

Sule also echoed the Benue Governor Hyacinth Alia’s position that the attackers are not Nigerians, describing them as individuals from neighboring countries like Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso. “They speak a different kind of Fulfulde. They look Fulani; they don’t speak Hausa,” Sule explained.

Governor Sule added that the porous borders between Nigeria and its neighbors make it increasingly difficult to monitor and prevent such cross-border attacks. He pointed out, “Most of these borders we have are very porous… monitoring has been going on but you can’t monitor the entire border.”

The Governor’s call for enhanced resources and cross-border security measures comes at a time when the region continues to grapple with frequent and deadly assaults by suspected foreign attackers.