Senator Aliero seeks urgent federal intervention over bandit attacks in Kebbi

Senator Muhammad Adamu Aliero has called for urgent national involution pursuing the displacement of residents successful Jega and Maiyama section authorities areas of Kebbi State implicit the reported influx of bandits fleeing subject operations successful Zamfara and Sokoto states.

Aliero, who represents Kebbi Central Senatorial District, made the telephone successful a question connected matters of urgent nationalist value earlier the Senate.

He said surviving bandits had reportedly moved into communities successful Kebbi pursuing intensified subject operations successful neighbouring states, creating caller information threats and forcing residents to fly their homes.

The question listed Jan Dutsi, Agada, Kimba, Alelu, Tanja, Jadadi, Bawanka, Kaba, Zugu, Tafkin Kada and Gehuru among the affected communities.

Aliero said the attacks had exposed residents to intimidation, spot demolition and nonaccomplishment of lives, forcing galore to question refuge successful the office of Jega, Aliero and Maiyama section authorities areas.

He besides raised concerns implicit the reported sidesplitting of 3 employees of Hi-Tech, the institution handling the Badagry–Sokoto Superhighway project, amid the information crisis.

The legislator acknowledged that the Kebbi State Government had provided shelter, nutrient and different assistance to displaced residents but said the scal...