Tag: Niger Gov. Bago

Niger: Gov. Bago arrest man for shouting: ‘no water, no light’

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Gov Bago arrest man

Niger state governor, Moh’d Umaru Bago has ordered the arrest and detention in Minna of an  All Progressives Congress (APC) polling unit mobiliser in Magajiya Ward, Suleja local government area, Abdullahi Hamisu, after the man protested the lack of electricity and water supply during Eid-el-Fitr on March 20. Sources said Hamisu was first spotted among worshippers who shouted “no light, no water” at the Eid Prayer Ground in Suleja while the governor joined the Emir of Suleja, Alhaji Awwal Ibrahim, and thousands of residents for the two-rakat prayers. It was…

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Insecurity: Niger Gov. Bago orders Kainji Lake residents to leave in 2 months 

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Gov. Bago Kainji Lake residents

Niger state governor, Mohammed Bago, has given a two-month notice to people living in hamlets around Kainji Lake to vacate the area to avoid collateral damage, as his administration, in collaboration with the Federal Government, was determined to clear the forest. Bago said those who are ready to heed the warning will be resettled by the Emirate Council. The forests in Kanji Lake area is believed to be harbouring the Lukarawa terrorists who who have been terrorising people in Niger and adjoining states. Bago said that the resettlement of the…

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