John Ameh, AbujaThe President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd. ), has ordered the deployment of fighter jets against kidnappers, bandits and cattle rustlers said to be terrorising communities in Niger State. The communities are situated around the Dogon Gona forest, which serves as a hideout for the attackers. The forest stretches from Niger through Kaduna to Zamfara states, according to a State House statement by Buhari’s spokesman, Mr Garba Shehu, on Sunday. The Presidency observed that the attackers had claimed many lives, saying Buhari saw the development as “a disaster for the nation.”It added that the deployment of air power was to assist the police and troops to contain the bandits.

Source: Punch January 27, 2020 01:18 UTC