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Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, has sympathised with the Nigerian Army over the killing of a captain and five soldiers in an ambush by bandits.<\/p>\n

He described the incident as atrocious, provocative and unacceptable.<\/p>\n

The governor stated this in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Bologi Ibrahim, and made available to journalists in Minna on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Expressing his deepest sympathy with the security agencies, he noted, \u201cThey are daily making sacrifices to ensure the safety of citizens, with most of them paying the supreme price.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bago assured the Nigerian Army and every other conventional and non-conventional security agency that his administration will not rest on its oars in providing all the needed support towards halting the nefarious activities of bandits.<\/p>\n

He also then commiserated with the families of the slain officer and men, as well as a vigilante, promising that their deaths would not be a waste.<\/p>\n

DAILY POST recalls that bandits on Friday waylaid and killed some security personnel, comprising a captain, soldiers, and a vigilante, while on their way to respond to a distress call around Bassa and Alawa communities in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State.<\/p>\n

Niger insecurity: Killing of six military personnel atrocious, provocative \u2013 Gov Bago<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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