Mr Osidi disclosed that, by the end of 2024, the task teams had recovered N10.9 billion, a figure that had grown to N18.9 billion at the end of June 2025.
”We recovered from them exhibits including one axe, one knife, four bags, six wrappers, ten ATM cards, two purses, slippers and other items believed to have been stolen,” the police said.
NEMA director-general Zubaida Umar, who led a delegation to the crash scene on Monday, expressed deep sympathy for the victims and their families.
The NGF chairman stated that the incident had cast a shadow of grief over the entire nation.
The governor said the incident was worrisome.
Mr Egbetokun said the step was aimed at reassuring citizens and travellers of their safety.
Animals showing signs of a possible case of anthrax on a farm in Suleja, Niger State, were reported on July 14, 2023.
The police and other security agencies had been mobilised to intensify surveillance and patrols in pursuit of the criminals, said the minister.
Meanwhile, Governor Nasir El-Rufai has welcomed the first batch (100) of the female soldiers to Kaduna.
Military and civilian authorities have repeatedly claimed to be making efforts to counter banditry in Kaduna and other parts of the northwest.
