Nigerian Interior Minister announced to build up security in Western Niger

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NAIMEY, 20 March, 2021 (TON): Nigerian Interior Minister, Alkache Alhada said soldiers have been reinforced in Western Niger where suspected jihadists attacked on Monday causing 66 people killed.

"We are going to increase the number of personnel to allow patrols from village to village and also to ensure that they are supplied with food and therefore go to the markets, and to ensure that there are escorts to go to the markets to obtain supplies so that economic and social life can continue,” Alhada said.

Although, no group has so far claimed responsibility for the attack but the Interior, Alkache Alhada wants to beef up security in the area and called for greater vigilance from the population assuring quest to battle against criminality.

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