Insecurity: Niger State urges communities to cooperate with the Military

Niger State government in North central Nigeria has urged communities affected by Banditry activities in the state to cooperate with the joint Military Taskforce in the renewed but undisclosed tactical strategy aiming  at flushing  out miscreants from their hideouts.

The Governor of Niger State, Abubakar Sani  Bello, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary Mary Noel Berje, said the government is seriously intensifying efforts to bring an enduring solution to the incessant attacks by the Bandits in parts of the State.

The Niger State government according to the statement has also directed the State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) to immediately provide relief materials to the victims of Banditry attacks following influx of more displaced persons from Chiro, Kuchi and Guni to IDP Camp in Gwada.

“We are making frantic efforts to intervene and ensure that your communities are rid of those criminal elements and made safe for your return”. 

Governor Sani Bello, further acknowledged the fact that most of the displaced persons are predominantly farmers and needed to go back to their homes ahead of the coming rainy season.

“I sympathize with the displaced persons and, as a government, the situation is regrettable and we are not resting on our oars until we are able to get you back to your homes to live your normal, productive lives”. 

The Niger State Governor however called for calm and patience from the Internally Displaced Persons assuring that, sooner than later, they would all be safely returned home and reunited with their sources of livelihood.

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