Insecurity in Niger: murder of six soldiers, horrible and provocative – Bago government

The Governor of Niger State, Mohammed Umaru Bago, has sympathized with the Nigerian Army following the killing of a captain and five soldiers in an ambush by bandits.

He described the incident as horrific, provocative and unacceptable.

The governor stated this in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Bologi Ibrahim, and made available to journalists in Minna on Sunday.

Expressing his deepest condolences to the security forces, he noted: “They make daily sacrifices to ensure the safety of citizens, with most of them paying the ultimate price.”

Bago assured the Nigerian Army and every other conventional and non-conventional security agency that his government will not rest on its oars in providing all necessary support to halt the nefarious activities of bandits.

He also then commiserated with the families of the slain officer and men, as well as a vigilante group, and promised that their deaths would not be a waste.

DAILY POST recalls that bandits on Friday waylaid and killed security personnel comprising a captain, soldiers and a vigilante group while they were on their way to respond to a distress call around Bassa and Alawa communities in Shiroro Local Government Area of ​​the state of Niger.