By Williams Anuku, Abuja
Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger State on Monday alerted that Boko Haram terrorists have hoisted their flag in Kaure village, in Shiroro local government area of the state.
He also said the insurgents had forcefully taken over the wives of some of the villagers and allocated them to themselves.
The Governor made the revelation in Minna when he visited the Internally Displaced People’s Camp at the IBB Primary School near the Emir of Minna’s palace.
“I am confirming that there are Boko Haram elements here in Niger state, here in Kaure, I am confirming that they have hoisted their flags here.
“Their wives have been seized from them and forcefully attached to Boko Haram members ” Bello further said, adding that” I just heard that they have placed their flags at Kaure, meaning they have taken over the territory.”
The governor declared that: ‘”This is what I have been engaging the federal government on, unfortunately it has now got to this level. If care is not taken, even Abuja is not safe.
“We have been saying this for long. All our efforts have been in vain,” he said, adding that with the latest development “I hope the time has come for a more coordinated military activity to take place”.
Bello claimed that the Boko Haram elements were trying to use this area as their home just as they did in Sambisa, warning out that “Sambisa is several kilometers from Abuja but Kaure is just 2 kilometers from Abuja. So, nobody is safe anymore, not even those in Abuja.”