They have so far imposed restriction on free movement of goods and persons, forcing people to pay levies before doing so, residents said.

Terrorists, locally dubbed as bandits, have again carved out a territory in Nigeria's Niger State, imposing taxes on residents and some Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs).

The bandits have reportedly occupied Dogon-Dawa, Kurege, Kangarewa and Mangoro communities among several others; “governing” the entire areas according to their own rules.


They have so far imposed restriction on free movement of goods and persons, forcing people to pay levies before doing so, residents said.

"Last Sunday we were forced to cough out N3.5million levy, before the vehicles conveying our luggage were allowed to leave," a displaced person told journalists.

The bandits have also imposed levy on crops, forcing farmers to pay before they would be allowed to harvest farm produces.


"The situation has worsened such that even IDPs who want to leave the area have to pay certain levy before they can go.

"They (bandits) have turned the area into their own territory, operating unchallenged," according to a local source.

Vehicles exiting the area are charged to pay N200,000 to N300,000. In some cases three vehicles combined are compelled to pay N1million before leaving.

When contacted on the matter, the spokesperson for the police in Niger State, Wasiu Abiodun, promised to investigate and get back.

https://saharareporters.com/2024/01/02/terrorists-take-over-several-communities-niger-state-set-toll-gate-collect-levies

Northern Nigeria is gone

Nothing wrong in that.

Hehehe

Since sheikh Gummi asked the federal government to build schools and hospitals for the bandits and they refused.


The bandits have no choice than to invade Kurege, Kangarewa and Mangoro communities in other to survive

Niger state is the biggest state in Nigeria, it is three times the size of the whole SE, a LG is almost the size of Abia state. The terrain of the North is as complex as the creeks in the Nigerdelta. The size of the north with its porous borders makes it extremely difficult in comparison to the number of soldiers per sq km. I suggest a more robust grassroot synergy, a strong determination by both traditional and religious leaders in the fight against banditary. The defence HQ should also scale up the use of drones and advanced tech inorder to bridge any lapses. If you think the Army ain't doing enough, let's withdraw the troops for 48 hours and see if you'd sleep in your house talking trash behind your keyboard.

PressMyButton:
Niger state is the biggest state in Nigeria, it is three times the size of the whole SE, a LG is almost the size of Abia state. The terrain of the North is as complex as the creeks in the Nigerdelta. The size of the north with its porous borders makes it extremely difficult in comparison to the number of soldiers. I suggest a more robust grassroot synergy, a strong determination by both traditional and religious leaders in the fight against banditary. The defence HQ should also scale up the use of drones and advanced tech inorder to bridge any lapses. If you think the Army ain't doing enough, let's withdraw the troops for 48 hours and see if you'd sleep in your house talking trash behind your keyboard.

They reading you and they know your suggestion is cost effective and is going to abate the crisis. But the crisis is a money making venture. And acting on your suggestion to stem the lost of innocent lives is blocking the daily stream of blood money

MACBAN IS WICKEDLY RICH.
MACBAN IS WICKEDLY POWERFUL.
MACBAN IS THE PROBLEM AND THE HAMAS IN NIGER, PLATEAU, BENUE AND KADUNA STATES.

You all should go and complain to tinubu afteall you voted him..

Totilopussylick:
Since sheikh Gummi asked the federal government to build schools and hospitals for the bandits and they refused the bandits have no choice

The schools and hospitals that are all over Nigeria nko?

Every state should have its own private security like the ESN and the South West security network.

I think it will be more effective if every state should have their own instead of region.
The state security network can engage to services of purely trained locals of the state/communities.

FG should also ensure that the commissioner of police in each states should be indegene of the state.

What is Abiodun doing in Niger state as a commissioner of police?

Fake news.
No bandits in Northern Nigeria anymore emi lokan mandates don clear it.

The rooster has come home to roost. The so called peaceful north. Nigeria security problems are becoming unsolvable.

Where is chief of defence staff? Come and defend tinubu again on this one

PressMyButton:
Niger state is the biggest state in Nigeria, it is three times the size of the whole SE, a LG is almost the size of Abia state. The terrain of the North is as complex as the creeks in the Nigerdelta. The size of the north with its porous borders makes it extremely difficult in comparison to the number of soldiers per sq km. I suggest a more robust grassroot synergy, a strong determination by both traditional and religious leaders in the fight against banditary. The defence HQ should also scale up the use of drones and advanced tech inorder to bridge any lapses. If you think the Army ain't doing enough, let's withdraw the troops for 48 hours and see if you'd sleep in your house talking trash behind your keyboard.

But Population of Ariaria Market can be same with Niger indegenous population

Niger no dey governed.

Gudu morning Naija.

vanbonattel:
Northern Nigeria is gone

Na state wey get fmr military leaders o.

It’ll take just one good colonel to arrange this country. Either north or south. Lock the whole airports and arrest all politicians no matter how old. E go be.

Forumites:
It’ll take just one good colonel to arrange this country. Either north or south. Lock the whole airports and arrest all politicians no matter how old. E go be.

No lele.

Please, my Igbo people, stop commenting on other tribe's family affairs. Remember that no tribe in this country ever support or ask for justice when we had internal conflict; they always either laugh at us or condemn us and praise the group or person's battling us. And they also always take offense whenever we decry or ask for justice in their own internal conflicts. Learn how to live in Nigeria and see how you will enjoy peace of mind. Happy new year.

Congrats to them👍

Same thing that ipob want to achieve in SE

Na today you know... Especially...in Shiroro LG A

Yet the chief of army staff came on air to say that Simon Ekpa is the problem of Nigeria.

When the north is ready to combat insurgency, they would do so. In the meantime time, the should restrict their madness to the North. If they like, they can kill each other, we have our own issues here in the south to deal with.

Apc Una doh. And when we from south warn east say make them no try this nonsense for east, and that they would soon become refugees running to our south. Them say make we get out, as we no want ipob on south, we shouldn't' disturb them in east, now east don dey accept kidnappings, seizing of costly SUVs for transport of "ipob fighters", taken to forests, and sold/butchered. robbery and other vices on the name of support for ipob war

Damnnn niggar

No pity for them

Let them step into the polling unit again with tribalism and religion sentiments

Terrorists lo kan

ogododo:


When contacted on the matter, the spokesperson for the police in Niger State, Wasiu Abiodun, promised to investigate and get back.

https://saharareporters.com/2024/01/02/terrorists-take-over-several-communities-niger-state-set-toll-gate-collect-levies

You see our security agencies 🤔... No intelligence, nothing. They would sit down and allow the people to suffer