Minna — Following the escalation in bandits' attacks and the 'Save Our Soul (SOS)' sent to the federal and Niger State Governments by the senator representing the Niger East senatorial zone in the upper chamber of the National Assembly, land and air surveillance teams have been dispatched to the affected communities.
The state Governor, Abubakar Sani Bello, who made this known in a statement made available to journalists in Minna yesterday, said the latest attacks by bandits were on Kudodo, Galapai and Nakpala villages, all in Shiroro Local Government Area.
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