Niger Gov Orders Kainji Lake Communities to Vacate Ahead of Security Operation
[NigerianEye - Nigeria] - 14/01/2026
Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago of Niger State has issued a two-month evacuation order to all residents and communities living around Kainji Lake and its surrounding forests. The directive is in preparation for a major joint security operation aimed at eliminating armed insurgents and bandits using the area as a hideout.The governor announced the order on Tuesday after a meeting with the Emir of Borgu, Alhaji Muhammad Haliru Dantoro Kitoro IV, during a condolence visit in New Bussa.Governor Bago stated:“We have given an ultimatum of two months from today that everybody, every community within (…)
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