Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, has called for a state of emergency in the northern part of the country over the security challenges in the region.
He made the call on Wednesday at a meeting with the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 10, Ali Janga, at the Government House in Gusau, the state capital.
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The governor expressed serious concern about the series of attacks in many states in the region.
He expressed that a declaration of a state of emergency will address the problem of insecurity in the North.