“We demand compensation for our people. Everything, every resource that comes from Niger state, must be compensated.”
Authorities said search and rescue was slow as the area of the incident was a bandit enclave as rescuers were afraid of being kidnapped.
Boko Haram insurgents have engaged in a show of force around communities in Niger, forcing residents to flee their abode for the city centres.
“We have the power to impeach the president that he cannot do this; he can no longer secure lives and properties of Nigerians.”
Shiroro hosts one of Nigeria’s largest power stations and the overrun LGA is barely 200 kilometres from Nigeria’s capital Abuja.
