Insecurity: Niger govt imposes curfew on Rafi, Shiroro communities

Government of Niger state has imposed a curfew on some communities to reduce the activities of bandits.

According to report, the state government imposed the curfew in some towns in Rafi and Shiroro Local Government Areas of Niger State where the bandit attacks have been high.

The curfew was imposed as a result of intelligence gathering on the movement of bandits in the affected Local Government Areas.

WITHIN NIGERIA learnt that the curfew in the affected communities is from 5 pm to 10 am daily till further notice.

When contacted on the telephone, the Commissioner of Local Government, Chieftaincy Affairs, and Internal Security, Emmanuel Umar said the measures are aimed at curtailing the activities of bandits from the affected communities.

“We have intelligence reports about some suspicious movement that We have been monitoring and we are spreading our dragnet in the affected communities,” he said.

Umar said the move is to avoid being taken off guard by the bandits attacking some communities in recent weeks.

The Commissioner appealed to the affected communities to cooperate with security agencies as they do everything humanly possible to restore peace to the area.

“This administration will not relent until all displaced persons return safely back to their ancestral homestead,” he added.