The Niger State Government has called on the Nigerian Army to deploy its troops to communities in the state presently under the siege of bandits.
The call followed a series of attacks on several local governments in the state where the residents were either killed or abducted.
In some cases, shops were razed after looting.
The state’s acting governor, Yakubu Garba, made the call on Saturday during a chat with newsmen during the Fida’u prayer for 13 farmers killed by bandits in the Shiroro LG.
The farmers were on their farms in Anguwan village when the bandits attacked and shot nine of them on the spot while the remaining four were dragged to another location where they were killed.
Garba, in his speech, said the withdrawal of troops from Allawa and other communities had weakened the government’s efforts to end insecurity in the state.
“I want to appeal to our military…