Banditry: Gov Bello Alleges Moles Undermining Government Efforts On Security In Niger - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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January 28, 2020
Governor Abubakar Bello of Niger state alleged that someinfiltrators in the state divulge government classified information on securityissues to bandits, resulting in attacks on some Local Government Areas.
Bello made this known in Minna, at a news conference on therecent order by President Muhammadu Buhari to the Nigerian Air Force to tacklesuspected hideouts of bandits in the state.
It would be recalled that since 2016 six Local GovernmentAreas; Paikoro, Munya, Shiroro, Rafi, Rijau and Mariga have been under thesiege of armed bandits and recently, Mashegu made the list also.
He added that the presidential order on the security issueis supposed to be confidential, but that some people leaked the information tothe bandits ahead of the operation.
Bello alleged that the bandits operate with the assistanceof some people within and outside government.
The Governor said the State government had been providinglogistics, such as vehicles, to support various operations by security agenciesand the vigilante towards ending the menace of bandits in the state.