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Niger State Governor, Alh. Abubakar Sani Bello, has reshuffled his cabinet and redeployed three commissioners to other ministries and assigned portfolios

No less than 10 bandits were killed by security operatives during an attempt to disrupt the Eid-el-Fitr celebration in Niger state..

The state government says there are no civilians residing in these areas for some time now due to the infiltrations and activities of the ...

The Niger Government Thursday, said it is not aware that civilians are living in Kurebe Community in Shiroro Local Government Area

Gunmen suspected to be armed bandits in their hundreds at the weekend attacked some neighbouring communities to Gwada town in Shiroro local government

Many people have reportedly fled as bandits launched a fresh attack on communities in Munya Local Government Area of Niger..

The attack came a week after Governor Sani Bello assured Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) that they were safe to return to their communities.

Niger State Government on Sunday says it is using a kinetic and non-kinetic approach in tackling insecurity bedevilling some parts of the state.  Mr Emmanuel Umar, the state Commissioner for Local Government, Chieftaincy Affairs and Internal Security, disclosed this on Sunday. He spoke after an emergency security meeting chaired by the state Governor, Abubakar Sani-Bello, […]

The Joint Security Operatives comprising the Nigerian Army, the police and members of the Niger State Vigilante Corps on Wednesday evening repelled an attempted attack by bandits in Bangi, the headquarters of Mariga Local Government Area of Niger State. Residents said bandits in their numbers wanted to invade the local government headquarters around 6pm on […]

The Niger State Commissioner for Local Government, Chieftaincy Affairs and Internal Security, Emmanuel Umar, on Thursday, said over 100 bandits were