 Governor Nasser Erufei of Cardona State and Aminu Tambual of Sokoto State have stressed the need for states irrespective of their political affiliations to cooperate in tackling the menace of banditry and kidnapping in the country. The two governors took the stand in Sokoto when Erufei visited to condone with Tambual over the death of Hajiya Aishatou, the daughter of late Premier of Northern Nigeria, Sir Amadu Bello. Erufei, however, expressed concern over the rising cases of kidnapping and banditry in the zone and its effect on the public, noting that from Sokoto, Zamfara, Cardona and parts of Kaby and Niger State, the people had been going through trials and tribulations from the activities of bandits.