Former President OLUSEGUN OBASANJO and Islamic scholar, Sheikh ABUBAKAR GUMI, have met to discuss and propose possible solutions to the security challenges in Nigeria.

The meeting, which held at the residence of the former president in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, was part of efforts to find solutions to the menace of banditry, kidnapping, and payment of ransom, among other security threats in the land.

Discussions centred on the causes, effects and implications of the various security threats, as well as the reactions by communities, local authorities, state governments, and the Federal Government, as well as authorities in neighbouring countries and nations within West Africa.

In their resolution, OBASANJO and GUMI agreed that banditry, kidnapping, and other crimes that have led to general insecurity were a nationwide phenomenon.