In response to the establishment of the Nomad Vigilante Group by the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has explicitly distanced his administration from its formation.
During the inauguration ceremony held on January 17, 2024, at the City Square in Lafia, Governor Sule, despite being invited as a Special Guest, asserted the non-involvement of the state government in the initiative. He emphasized this stance during a recent meeting with members of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly.
Governor Sule stressed, “The security agencies are already investigating the issue. We refused to be part of it because it was purely an issue of the security agencies.”
He clarified that the state government’s policy dictates that any establishment of such groups would require legislative approval, which was not pursued in this case.
Highlighting the state’s official stance on vigilante groups, Governor Sule reiterated, “As far as we are concerned, there is only one vigilante group recognized by the Federal Government, which we also recognized in the state. We have recognized community policing.”
Furthermore, he emphasized the necessity for legislative processes, stating, “If anybody should know that the government has recognized any vigilante group, you should know more because that bill should have come to you as lawmakers, and you should be the one to pass the bill before we can do that.”
