Mr Bago also inspected the ongoing 44-kilometre ring road project and the interchange bridge at the Western bypass in Bida.
The police command in Niger, on Wednesday, said it has arrested four suspects for alleged criminal conspiracy and causing grievous hurt.
The police spokesman said that the device was identified as a UXO missile or military unexploded ordnance.
On January 3, more than 30 people were reportedly killed and an unspecified number abducted after an attack on a village market in Kasuwan Daji, Borgu LGA, in Niger.
The army chief noted that sustained collaboration between the military and the state government was crucial to achieving lasting peace and stability.
Mr Yahaya assured of continued collaboration with federal and security agencies to strengthen security architecture across the North.
He said subsequent operations in Gulumba Gana, Kumshe, Kasho Miri, and Chongolokura resulted in the neutralisation of 38 additional terrorists.
NSA Nuhu Ribadu described the initiative as a significant step toward restoring state authority and safeguarding vulnerable communities.
Mr Uko said, “Many confuse tradition with culture but they are not the same. Tradition is the living practice; culture is the broader identity.”
Mr Hundeyin stated that the preliminary investigation revealed that the suspects were members of a notorious banditry and kidnapping gang.
