As the rainy season begins in parts of Niger State, internally displaced persons (IDPS) from communities affected by various attacks are anxious to return to their homes to engage in farming, which have been their means of livelihood. Daily Trust Saturday reports that aside the challenge of physical development in the state, security situation in […]
The February 21 bomb blast that claimed the lives of four officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Galadima-Kogo, Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State, has heightened fear among communities and security personnel. The incident has forced many locals to flee their homes, causing an overpopulation of displaced persons camps […]
At least eight persons have been killed, while 14 others, including five women, were abducted by bandits at Gpekure, Makuba and Galapai communities in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State. Daily Trust gathered that the communities have been under bandits’ seige since Friday night when they first launched an attack on Gpekure, where they […]