Boko Haram terrorists have hoisted their flag in Kaure village in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State.
Governor Abubakar Sani Bello disclosed this when he visited the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Camp at the IBB Primary School near the Palace of Emir of Minna.
The primary school was hurriedly turned to IDP camp following the sacking of nearly 5000 villagers from their ancestral homes in Shiroro and Munya Local Government Areas.
Bello said, “I am confirming that there are Boko Haram elements around Kaure in Shiroro local government of Niger state. They have taken over the territory, they have installed their flag.”
He warned that the Boko Haram terrorist are trying to make Kaure their home and headquarters like they did to Sambisa forest, adding that while Sambisa forest is serveral kilometres away from Abuja, Kaure is only two hours drive to Abuja.
He explained that his administration has been engaging the federal government to come to the aid of the state in dealing with the insecurity, adding that such `1efforts have not yielded desired results.
Boko Haram Terrorists Now Closer To Abuja, Says Niger Governor
Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger State says Boko Haram fighters are closer to the nation’s capital.
Speaking when he visited an Internally Displaced Persons Camp on Monday, the governor said the terrorists took control of a part of the state after the Federal Government failed in the bid to effectively secure the state.
He said he reached out to the Federal Government on different occasions but nothing fruitful came out of the process.
Bello warned that the Boko Haram terrorists are trying to make Kaure in Shirroro Local Government Area of the state their headquarters like they did to Sambisa forest in Borno State.
He, however, said while Sambisa forest is several kilometres from Abuja, Kaure is only two hours from the nation’s capital.
“I have been engaging the federal government and unfortunately it has gotten to this stage and if care is not taken, even Abuja is not safe. We have been saying this for long and all efforts have been in vain.”
Addressing the issue of large number of displaced persons in the camp Bello, said some of them had started returning home adding that the vast majority of them will have to remain in the camp because their villages and towns have been taken over by bandits.
As at the time of the governor’s visit, there were 1,447 children, 119 pregnant women and 447 other women at the camp.
