WORSENING INSECURITY: NIGER GOVT IMPOSES CURFEW; 11 KILLED AFRESH IN BENUE.(PHOTO).
Worsening insecurity: Niger govt imposes curfew; 11 killed afresh in Benue …Evil will be defeated — NSA …IGP orders withdrawal of MOPOL officers deployed for unauthorised purposes Minna—As the dust raised by the continuing killings in Benue and Plateau states is yet to settle, Niger State governor, Umaru Bago, yesterday declared a dusk-to-dawn curfew in the capital, Minna, following incessant killings of people in the city. The governor also said the curfew could be extended to other local government areas of the state, identifying motorcyles, otherwise known as Okada, and tricycles (Keke NAPEP) as two major vehicles used by criminals to perpetrate their nefarious activities. The curfew came on a day 11 persons were killed by herdsmen in fresh attacks in Benue State. The Niger governor declared the curfew as the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, in Plateau State yesterday asked the Federal Government to allow states establish their police forces to curb the increasing wave of killing...
In continuation of the efforts of getting rid of the menace of cattle rustling,armed banditry and other criminality in the country generally and in the north west geo-political region,under the auspices of Operation SHARAN DAJI,troops of 1 Brigade Nigeria Police in Zamfara State,have carried out a joint clearance operation in Maru today.Although most of the targeted suspected cattle rustlers and armed bandits have escaped,the joint team recovered substantial quantity of arms and ammunitions in the area.It is equally believed some of the criminals escaped with gun shot wounds.The team is still combing the general area for such persons.Consequently,the public in Zamfara,Sokoto,Katsina and Kaduna states in particular,are please requested to report any suspicious persons especially those with gun shot wounds.-Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman,Acting Diector Army Public Relations.More photos below 
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