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…Vows ne'er to negociate oregon wage ransom to bandits
…Ban mining activities successful 8 LGAs
By Wole Mosadomi
Minna — Governor Mohammed Bago of Niger State has vowed ne'er to negociate with bandits oregon wage ransom for kidnapped victims, saying alternatively residents indispensable beryllium prepared to support themselves against attacks.
The politician made the disclosure, erstwhile helium visited the radical of Rijau and Magama Local Government Areas of the state, whose communities were precocious attacked by bandits successful Kontagora.
The politician said: “The authorities has reached a constituent wherever the radical indispensable basal up and support themselves due to the fact that ransom volition lone crook kidnapping into a thriving business.
“I volition not negociate with bandits. I volition not wage ransom. The infinitesimal we commencement paying, they volition unfastened store connected our heads and proceed kidnapping people. The concern has reached a authorities of warfare that requires corporate resistance.
“We are surrounded by enemies, but we volition not springiness up. The constitution gives america the close to support our lives and property, and we volition bash conscionable that. There is nary going back.”
Describing arsenic “embarrassing and unacceptable” the predominant invasions of communities and the displacement of residents, Bago announced plans by his medication to enlistee and bid 10,000 members into the Joint Task Force, JTF, to assistance reconstruct information crossed the state.
A connection by his Special Adviser connected Print Media, Aisha Wakaso, said the politician has besides declared a full prohibition connected each mining activities crossed Zone C of the state, covering 8 section authorities areas of Magama, Kontagora, Rijau, Wushishi, Mariga, Borgu, Mashegu and Agwara.
He said: “Illegal mining has go 1 of the large drivers of insecurity successful the area, with miners often accessing wood zones unharmed portion residents endure repeated attacks.
“It is suspicious that miners tin participate the forests freely, yet the bandits don’t interaction them. I person present ordered the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, to apprehension anyone caught engaging successful mining activities.”
The politician assured victims of caller attacks that his medication would supply support, including compensation for families of those killed, aesculapian attraction for the injured, and assistance for those who mislaid their sources of livelihood.
The station Insecurity: Defend yourselves, Gov Bago charges Niger residents appeared archetypal connected Vanguard News.
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