SDP accuses Niger govt of keeping armoured vehicles at Government House amid insecurity

The Social Democratic Party, SDP, successful Niger State has accused Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago of prioritising his 2027 re-election ambition implicit the information of residents amid rising attacks, kidnappings and killings crossed the state.

The enactment alleged that armoured unit carriers, APCs, purchased by the authorities authorities to combat insecurity had remained parked astatine Government House for implicit 2 years alternatively of being deployed to information agencies.

The accusation followed the alleged abduction of 50 pupils of an Islamic schoolhouse successful Maikujeri, Rafi Local Government Area, connected Saturday by gunmen suspected to beryllium bandits.

The pupils were reportedly abducted portion moving connected a workplace belonging to 1 of their teachers, who was besides taken away.

In a connection issued successful Minna connected Monday, Johnathan Vatsa, spokesperson for the SDP governorship campaigner Mohammed Ndarani Mohammed, blamed the politician for what helium described arsenic the government's nonaccomplishment to adequately equip information agencies.

Vatsa noted that the agencies lacked oper...