The Niger State Government has appealed to the Nigeria army to redeploy its troops to communities prone to terrorists attacks in the state.
Mr Yakubu Garba, Acting Governor of the state, made the appeal in an interview with newsmen after the 3-days Fidda’u prayer for 13 people killed by bandits in Shiroro.
Recall that the victims lost their lives on Wednesday when they were ambushed by bandits on their way to their farms in Anguwan village.
Garba said that the withdrawal of troops from Allawa and other communities had weakened government’s efforts to eradicate insecurity in the state.
“I want to appeal to our military to see reasons to go back to Allawa and other prone areas to give full security cover to our people who are predominantly farmers,” he said.
He said that the Bago-led administration had deployed strategies to end insecurity, which had brought safety to commuters along Kuta, Gwada, Zumba and Erena roads in Shiroro council.
He said that those killed in the attack were displaced farmers that left the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs).
