Africa Business Radio

Nigerian authorities say Islamic State of West Africa Province and Boko Haram terrorists are planning to establish a camp in Niger State. The Secretary to the State Government, Ahmed Matane, raised the alarm on Tuesday while briefing reporters in Minna, the state capital. He decried the escalated rate of attacks by bandits on innocent residents in recent weeks, saying they were now collaborating with insurgents to worsen the security situation in the state. He was worried that the state was in such a situation despite the effort of the government to protect its citizens, including spending a sum of N5 billion to combat the security challenges in Niger.