The Niger State Governor, Abubakar Sani Bello, has warned communities in the state against harbouring bandits.

The governor, who gave the warning in Minna on Wednesday, said some communities are hiding bandits out of fears for their safety.

He warned, “Very soon, we will tag those communities same as bandits. If you are harbouring any bandit, then you are one. Even if you do not carry gun, you are one. Because you are risking the lives of our security agents, and the people.

“This war now is not just for our security agencies but it’s our war, because everyone is being threatened by what is going on.

“It calls for everyone to be involved, but unfortunately, those in rural communities for their own safety have decided to go into an alliance with some of these criminals. I think they are being promised so kind of peace as long as they are not exposed but it won’t remain forever.”


He also advised the people, especially those at the rural areas to be very mindful of the activities of their neighbours and those around them.

The Governor maintained, “If you see the financial capacity of your neighbour has changed over night or spending pattern just changed, I think it calls for suspicion. I think you have to report such a person to the authority even if you don’t have strong evidence you need to report it.”

Bello explained that after investigations are conducted and such a person is not found wanting, he or she will be released.

He also lamented that some herdsmen have become bandits after loosing their livelihood to bandits.

“The bandits mostly will rustle cattle from Fulani herdsmen and when they do that, sometimes the herdsmen lose all their assets that’s the cattle and some times they are forced to join the bandits,” the governor further stated.

https://dailypost.ng/2021/10/06/niger-villagers-now-habour-criminals-well-tag-them-as-bandits-gov-bello/

When you read about Mohamed's life, how he spent his last days on earth then you get no reason to question these people for behaving like animals, that's what they believe and it will be so...

Talk about being between the devil and the red sea!

If you report the bandits and they get to know, they will raid the community later on. If they fail to report or expose the bandits, they will be at the mercy of the bandits.

What a failed system!

Why won't they harbour them when U abandoned them to their fate alone with the bandits? Bandits took up territories and all U did was come to the media to cry and now U are blaming villagers for harbouring them? What choice did U leave dem?

Olaoluwa112:
When you read about Mohamed's life, how he spent his last days on earth then you get no reason to question these people for behaving like animals, that's what they believe and it will be so...

How did he spend his last days?

These people are not ready t

These people are not ready to end these killings in their region. These are boko haram that they are calling bandits. They have even entered the FCT and are spreading fast. The north must realize that Nigeria is heading faster to disintegration because they pet terrorists.

Lalasticlala see failed system.