Umar Garba, the chief imam of Rafin-Kuka and the younger brother of Niger’s Deputy Governor Yakubu Garba, has passed away at 46.
11,000 schoolchildren in Niger state have been displaced by banditry and other violent crimes and over 400 schools closed.
The Air Force Mi-171 helicopter was said to have been on a casualty evacuation mission when it crashed at about 1:00 p.m. at Chukuba village in Niger.
“We have almost 4,000 IDPs displaced by banditry and the construction of Zungeru dam.”
The police in Niger have said investigations are ongoing on the frightening ultimatum.
