Governors Aminu Bello Masari, Nasir El-Rufai, Abubakar Sani Bello and Bello Mohammed Matawalle had in separate directives called for restrictions of movement and some economic activities in frontline areas in their states.
As reported by Daily Trust, all the affected states are located in the North West and North Central have been battling insecurity for long. Thousands of people have been killed and property worth billions of naira stolen or vandalised by bandits.
The governors had separately and collectively cried for help from the federal government which was inadequate or sometimes not forthcoming.
Meanwhile, Government officials told the Daily Trust yesterday that the decision to restrict social and economic activities was to strangulate criminals who had made life unbearable for the people.
Locals living in villages, students, traditional leaders, among others, had been abducted for ransom while farmers could not access their farms for fear of attacks.
Daily Trust correspondents reported that normal life has come to a standstill following what appeared to be a joint directive by the four governors.
However, most of the locals said they were willing to forego some of their “rights”, saying they have to be alive first before any other thing.