 From Zamfara State comes the report that the state has recorded 21 cases of polio virus in five local councils considered to be the worst hit by activities of armed bandits and kidnappers within the last eight months. That's according to the Sultan of Sokoto Sa'at Abu Bakar. The local councils affected by the virus include Gassau with seven cases, Maradun six cases, Gumi five cases, Maru two cases, and Bungudu one. The monarch represented by the emir of Aragungu stated this at a meeting with traditional rulers from troubled communities in Zamfara. The meeting was organized by the National Primary Health Care Development Agency in collaboration with the Sultan Foundation for Peace and Development. We know the situation in Zamfara. Zamfara suffers from a devastating case of insecurity. And we are here to discuss those community leaders, essentially MS and district heads, so that we can hear about the situation in their areas of administration and listen to them as to how best they think we can deliver vaccines to everyone in their community no matter the situation. Well, the channels we use to collect the data to identify communities that are either displaced or totally under the control of bandits was through information submitted us by individual emirates and we felt that there is need to really identify those areas because all these cases are from areas that are inaccessible. So we said that we need to know exactly how many communities, not only in Zamfara, but in Sokoto, KV, Zamfara, Kasina, Kaduna and Niger states. Our efforts to reach children in the security compromise settlements require a multi-pronged approach. First, we must strengthen partnerships with security agencies to create safe corridors for our health workers. Their commitment to discuss is commendable and ensures that our health workers can carry out their work without fear. Secondly, community engagement is very important. We acknowledge the traditional institutions as one of the pillars of our communities and your influence can really help us break down barriers of distrust and misconception by actively involving the community who can build trust and understanding of the importance of vaccinations, the importance of ownership for the health of our children.