Bandits have reportedly taken management of a number of communities in Niger State, establishing toll gates and imposing levies on farmers and residents.
The affected areas embrace Dogon-Dawa, Kurege, Kangarewa, Mangoro, and others, the place the bandits are mentioned to be governing the territories in response to their very own guidelines.
Residents have reported that the terrorists have imposed restrictions on the free motion of products and folks, compelling them to pay levies earlier than touring.
In response to eyewitnesses, final Sunday, residents have been pressured to pay a levy of N3.5 million earlier than autos carrying their belongings have been permitted to go away the world.
The bandits haven’t spared farmers as effectively, demanding levies on crops and forcing them to pay earlier than being allowed to reap their produce.
The state of affairs has escalated to the extent that even Internally Displaced Individuals (IDPs) in search of to go away the world are required to pay particular levies earlier than their departure, the witness alleged.
A neighborhood supply revealed that the bandits have created their very own territory, working with out opposition.
Autos leaving the world are reportedly charged between N200,000 to N300,000, with situations the place a mixture of three autos is compelled to pay N1 million earlier than being allowed to exit.
When contacted for a press release on the matter, the spokesperson for the Niger State Police, Wasiu Abiodun, assured that an investigation could be carried out, and additional data could be offered.