second, a research fellow at the university of edinburgh center for african studies.lso aniete iwang, researcher at human rights watch. a warm welcome to you all. mike, what is happening in kaduna? has it become the breeding ground for armed groups and bandits? >> well, so it seems. it's quite unfortunate that such incidents are taking place on a continuous series of attacks, especially on schools. and what one could ask is what is responsible for this surge in the attacks of schools? you recall that the state government in the northwest of nigeria declared the intention earlier to negotiate with the bandits. and nigerians were also, because of the rising wave calling for the change of the leadership in the military in our security agencies, which was affected by government. and the federal government has come up with a position that they are no more ready to negotiate with bandits, which is a normal thing to do. so i think this has provoked the bandits to do a condemnable act against diversities. >> before we go into detail with that particular issue of settlements w

of whom are joining us from nigeria in a bugger. for his former director of nigeria's state securities service legace any daily. research fellow at the university of edinburgh center for african studies also in abuja and here to. research team advice watch war welcome to you all mike what is happening in could do now has it become the breeding ground for armed groups and bandits. well it seems. the spread of fortune. ringback such is students to keep loose. your continuous series of. especially lawsuits. won't won't. work this response will be. in the article suits. your record of. the city governments in the northwest or for your example that seem to. be about states only. the patient to live in should be banned it's a very good riddance we're also because of the rising we're on insulin so your leadership in the military security which was restricted by grossly under federal law with. no more really 2 degrees. by months which is in the march and so i think. groups the bidens 'd 15 or so that really are on our biggest thank you notes is before we go into the town with the particular issue of subtleness with the band it's in the northwest some parts of the country in a we have seen a

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