The AA Zaura Foundation International has reaffirmed its commitment to tackling the menace of Daba in Kano, warning that the growing trend poses a grave threat to youth dignity and social stability.
Speaking during a stakeholder engagement with the academic community at Bayero University Kano (BUK), the President of the Foundation, Abdulkarim Abdulsalam Zaura, said the intervention was part of a long-standing dialogue process that began with direct interactions with Daba groups before extending to scholars, teachers, security agencies, and business leaders.
“We started by sitting down with the affected youth themselves, the Daba group leaders across different zones of Kano. We listened with empathy, sought to understand their motivations, frustrations and aspirations,” Zaura said.
He explained that the Foundation had already developed a solutions framework and strategic action plan on Daba, which had been submitted to President Bola Tinubu for consideration.
According to him, the campaign is not only about curbing violence but also about restoring human dignity, reclaiming wasted potential, and rebuilding the moral fabric of communities.
The event featured academic presentations that stressed the role of education and vocational training in rehabilitating vulnerable youths.
A communiqué issued at the end of the engagement called for a collective response from parents, educators, religious leaders, security agencies and government officials, warning that failure to address the menace could lead to more violence, destruction and erosion of social cohesion.
Zaura assured that the Foundation would sustain its anti-Daba campaign with “innovation, persistence and hope,” stressing that Kano youths were “not a burden but a potential solution waiting to be nurtured.”