Insecurity: Vacate Kainji Lake area within two months – Niger Govt to residents

The Niger State Government has given a two-month notice to people living in hamlets around Kainji Lake to vacate the area so as to be resettled by the Emirate Council.
This is contained in a statement on Wednesday by Mr Bologi Ibrahim, the Chief Press Secretary to Gov. Muhammad Bago,
Bago gave the directive when he paid a condolence visit to the Emir of Borgu, Alhaji Muhammad-Haliru Dantoro, Kitoro IV, at his palace in New Bussa.
He told the traditional ruler that his visit was to commiserate with him and the entire people of the Emirate over the recent terrorist attack that claimed several lives.
The governor said that the resettlement had become necessary to avoid collateral damage as his administration, in collaboration with the Federal Government, was determined to clear the forest.
He said that this was with a view to flushing out criminals who were using Kainji Lake as their camp, and as such, making the land very uninhabitable for the people around the area.
He decried the influx of strangers into the Emirates without profiling, noting that it had become a security concern even as the activities of informants had thwarted security efforts in the Emirate.
Bago therefore urged the Emirate Council to rise up to its responsibility and join forces with the security agencies and government at all levels to combat any form of insecurity in the Emirate.
He extended his heartfelt condolences to the Emir and the people of the Emirate, especially the families of the victims, and prayed for the repose of the souls of those killed.
In the same vein, the Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Dr Aliyu Abdullahi, said the Federal Government was also interested in ensuring that there was peace and security across the country.
According to him, “It will be a welcome development if some concrete actions are taken to get the people relocated while the forest is taken back and deployed for further community use.”
Insecurity: Vacate Kainji Lake area within two months – Niger Govt to residents