ThisDay· 1h ago· 1 min read
Laleye Dipo in Minna
Despite the incessant raid on communities across Nigeria State by bandits and terrorists, the Commissioner for Pastoral and Nomadic Affairs, Alhaji Umaru Sanda Rabe, has said that there are no bandits and bandits camps in the state.
Rabe said the bandits and terrorists that have been terrorising the state carry out the invasions from neighbouring states.
Speaking to newsmen in Minna on Tuesday, the commissioner however disclosed that the state government has commenced the profiling of herders migrating into the state from neighbouring states as part of measures to tackle banditry, cattle rustling and other security threats.
“There are no established bandit camps within Niger State,” the commissioner declared, insisting that most criminal elements responsible for attacks operate on a “hit-and-run” basis crossing into the state from neighbouring states before…
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