TUNDE BOLAJI – MINNA
Niger State government has claimed that Security Operatives have discovered newly planted explosives by Boko Haram insurgents at Galadima-Kogo, Shiroro Local Government Area of the state.
State governor, Abubakar Sanni Bello made this known when he visited the Internally Displaced Persons Camp in Central Primary School Gwada, Shiroro Local Government.
He said police are working hard to detonate the newly discovered explosives, promising that IDPs would soon go back to their homes.
The governor however frowned at the activities informants said that many of them have been arrested by security operatives in the state in the last few weeks and would be severely dealt with.
He said about 4, 000 IDPs in Gwada camp compromised of those displaced by bandits and water backwash due to the ongoing construction of Zungeru Hydro Dam.
Bello disclosed that those displaced by the construction of Zungeru Hydro Dam were yet to be compensated by the Federal Government, appealing to Federal Ministry of Power to as matter of urgency compensate the affected communities to enable them move to highland.
He said more security operatives have been deployed to the state, noting that new strategies were been adopted in dealing with the situation.
Bello also interacted with the men of the Niger State Vigilante Corps being trained, promising to equip them with modern fighting equipment and logistics to enable them confront the criminals.
The District Head of Galadima-Kogo told the Governor that they were pressed to return to their Communities as rainy season was fast approaching to prepare for the next farming season.
