THE NIGER STATE GOVERNMENT SAYS BOKO HARAM HAS HOISTED ITS FLAGS IN KAURE AND SHIRORO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS OF THE STATE.
THE NORTH-CENTRAL STATE IS ABOUT 140KM TO THE FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY, NIGERIA’S SEAT OF POWER.
GOVERNOR OF NIGER STATE, ABUBAKAR SANI BELLO, WHO CONFIRMED THIS ON MONDAY, SAID THE TERRORISTS HAVE DISPLACED OVER 3,000 RESIDENTS OF THE AFFECTED COMMUNITIES.
BELLO FURTHER SAID HE HAD EARLIER ALERTED THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BUT IT (GOVERNMENT) HAS NOT BEEN PROACTIVE
