The Niger State Governor, Umar Bago, on Monday, lamented that bandits had taken over vast mineral-rich, ungoverned lands in his state.
He, however, said his administration was partnering security agencies to restore security in the troubled regions and to also provide safety for the resumption of mining activities within the next one year.
Bago’s comments comes barely 24 hours after bandits reportedly killed 38 persons and kidnapped several others in the Rafi local government area of the state. “However, we will harness our mineral potentials. We don’t intend to come to Abuja every day to collect federal allocation. As a state, we have to put all things in order so that we can harness this potential.
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