BANDITS ABDUCT 13 FCT VILLAGERS, DEMAND OVER N900M. (PHOTO).

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 Bandits Abduct 13 FCT Villagers, Demand Over N900m Gunmen in the early hours of Monday abducted 13 residents of Piko community in Bwari Area Council of the FCT.  A resident of Shere, a neighbouring village, who craved for anonymity for security reason, told City & Crime Tuesday that among the victims is a pastor in the village and an assistant head teacher with the Local Education Authority (LEA) in Shere community. The bandits later called to demand over N900 million, among other demands to release the victims. The residents said the bandits arrived the community some minutes after 12 am and proceeded to a nearby herders’ helmet, from where they picked two herders and a pregnant woman.  “They later released the Fulani woman along with the head teacher, who is physically challenged, as well as one other person,” the source added. Contacted yesterday, the FCT police command spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, promised to make inquiry on the incident and refer back but she did not up till
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WATER & DAMS REVITALIZATION, TOPS AGENDA OF NEW NIGER.(PHOTO).

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WATER & DAMS REVITALIZATION, TOPS AGENDA OF NEW NIGER.



Niger state government says Water and Dams revitalization programme will continue to remain top most priority of the present administration of New Niger Agenda.

State Governor Alh Mohammed Umar Bago stated this when he received the Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Joseph Talolo Utsev, on a visit at the Government House Minna the state capital.

Represented by his Deputy, Comrade Yakubu Garba the Governor noted that the State Government has made Water and Dams revitalization a priority in driving the green economy to succeed.

He said irrigation and dams development will create great opportunity in green economy and other water body businesses, stressing that about thirty percent of the state Water Resources is under utilise and untapped, noting that the State Government water sector revitalization programme is ongoing is receiving Governor Muhammad Umar Bago's attention.

 According to him Upper Niger River Basin Authority interventions in Lapai and Agaie, would significantly impact positively on the people, urging the Federal Government to do more towards developing water bodies in the State, as part of dams utilization, as partnership and collaboration will revive the moribund water sector by kickstarting rural green economy in the State.

He however highlighted boreholes, irrigation and fishing, as things the Federal Government should harness and intervene, especially borehole, while requesting that the River Basin Authority interventions should be mindful of the state's needs in terms of rural economic revival.

Earlier the inister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Joseph Talolo Utsev, described his visit to Niger State, as part of effort towards taking stocks and inventory of Upper Niger River Basin Authority, as the agency is part of the Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation, overseeing the water basins of Niger, Kaduna and the Federal Capital Territory Abuja.

The Minister, stated that Upper Niger River Basin interventions in the State is in Lapai, Agaie, Bida and Suleja water bodies, and asked the State Government to make more land available in the State, towards attaining the President's "Renewed Hope Agenda.

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