Niger State Governor Abubakar Sani Bello has described as unfortunate and regrettable the recent attack by gunmen on Galadiman Kogo and other villages in Shiroro Local Government Area of the state.
Terrorists, numbering over 100 are said to have invaded the community in broad daylight, killing about 11 Joint Security Taskforce members, several villagers and leaving many injured while scores of the gunmen were also said to have been neutralized.
Governor Sani Bello stressed that the attack would have been unsuccessful if villagers from nearby Galape and Kudodo in Allawa community had alerted the security agencies when they noticed movements of the terrorists towards the town.
The governor also urged villagers in the affected communities to endeavor to provide credible information to the Joint Security Taskforce stationed in the area adding that security agencies can not perform effectively and efficiently without getting appropriate support and intelligence from the people.
He also disclosed that the state government has already secured the order and clearance of President Buhari to carry out intensive military operations in Shiroro, Munya and Rafi Local Governments axis assuring that ground and airstrikes would continue to comb the areas so as to flush out those miscreants.
