Niger State Governor, Abubakar Bello
By Our Reporter
Inspite the killings of 15 persons including a mobile policeman in Beri town of Bobi district of Mariga Local Government Area of Niger State and the abduction of school children from Salihu Tanko Islamic School in Rafi Local Government Area of the state, Niger State Governor, Abubakar Bello, has travelled out of the country.
Governor Bello jetted out of the country less than 24 hours after the unfortunate incidents..
It will be recalled that the Bandits arrived in their numbers on motorcycles and started shooting sporadically into the air.
In the process, the bandits killed one internally displaced person while another was critically injured after gunmen.
In a statement on Monday, Mary Noel-Berje, chief press secretary to Bello, said the governor assured the state of the rescue and safe return of the students.
She added that the governor is expected back in the country “within the shortest period”.
“Governor Sani Bello also assured all Nigerlites that the government will continue to do all it can to protect the lives and property of its citizens while guaranteeing the continued peace and stability of the state,” she said.
“While assuring the parents of the abducted children of their safe return as the security agencies have been directed to do all it can to bring back the children as soon as possible, the Governor also urged the citizens to cooperate and share intelligence and information that will help in the quick rescue of the children.
