{"id":93030,"date":"2022-03-21T01:29:39","date_gmt":"2022-03-21T00:29:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=93030"},"modified":"2022-03-21T01:29:39","modified_gmt":"2022-03-21T00:29:39","slug":"bandits-occupy-12-of-25-local-government-areas-in-niger-state-governor-laments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/bandits-occupy-12-of-25-local-government-areas-in-niger-state-governor-laments\/","title":{"rendered":"Bandits Occupy 12 Of 25 Local Government Areas In Niger State, Governor Laments\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1727858575634348300\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bandits have taken over 12 local government areas in Niger State.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">The state governor, Abubakar Sani-Bello said this during his visit to the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) at the Central Primary School, Gwada.<\/p>\n<p>He also said no fewer than seven communities had been submerged by flooding in the Shiroro LGA due to the ongoing construction of the Zungeru hydro-electric power station in the state.<\/p>\n<p>Sympathising with the displaced persons, Sani-Bello said, \u201cWe have almost 4,000 IDPs displaced by banditry and the construction of Zungeru dam.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nAccording to him, \u201csome communities have been flooded and are underwater and have left, while they have not been paid compensation.\u201d<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Concerned about \u201cthe influx of bandits and Boko Haram elements in and out of Shiroro Local Government Area,\u201d the governor said, \u201cThey have continued to detonate improvised explosive devices in Galadima-kogo.\u201d<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the governor noted that about 12 local government areas in the state were being occupied by bandits, adding that security agencies were using new tactics and strategies to neutralise them.<\/p>\n<p>He said the bandits are taking advantage of the size of the state and few security officers on the ground.<\/p>\n<p>On the flooding, Mr Sani-Bello said the federal government had made provisions for the affected communities to move to higher grounds.<\/p>\n<p>He said he would liaise with the federal ministry of works and housing to hasten the release of funds to relocate and compensate those affected.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nThe governor also visited Mararaban Dan-danu in Munya LGA, where he interacted with vigilantes and hunters, promising them more sophisticated weapons to combat banditry.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bandits have taken over 12 local government areas in Niger State. 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