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| Abu Lolo |
The Niger state governor, Abubakar Sani Bello, has
hinted that the bandits who have been wreaking havoc in parts of the state
might have informants in the government.
He made the assertion in a press briefing at
the government house today.
He is recorded to have said, “the bandits get guidance, assistance, aid and information from some of
us here”.
‘Us’ as used in this statement might imply a range of people,
from the journalists in attendance to the governor himself to other government
officials present.
The press briefing took place in the government house hence;
‘here’ as used in the state could well imply the government house. Whichever
message is received, no one can be trusted; the governor himself asserted this.
The governor also gave a short tale of how an individual on social media gave
away the location of security operatives to bandits.
Still in the press
briefing, the governor hinted at the deployment of ‘ICT’ to the affected local
governments affected to help restore peace; the nature of the ‘ICT’ was not
revealed.
Abu Lolo, as he is famously called, intimated the press that vehicles
and motorcycles without plate number plates will be assumed to be for acts of
terrorism and also said the ultimate way out of the indaba was dialogue and
economic empowerment for the youth.
Vigilante Groups
Still in the agenda of events, Abu Lolo
distributed 120 motorcycles and 12 vehicles to various vigilante groups. The machines
are intended to assist the groups help keep the peace in the banditry infested
local governments of Rafi, Shiroro, Munya, Paikoro, Mariga and Rijau.
11 people
were killed by bandits in Rafi local government last week Saturday while 4
women were abducted in Shiroro local government. Residents have reported the likelihood
of bandits using helicopters to target villages in the zone.
The coming of the APC governments at state and federal levels in Nigeria spearheaded by Muhammadu Buhari has brought about a marked reduction in Boko Haram activities but a concomitant astronomical rise in banditry, kidnapping and massacres by suspected herdsmen.
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