The first phase of Operation Adder II has been deployed to Niger state to rescue the abducted victims and dislodge bandits from their abode across the state.
Flagging off the special troops in Minna, the Niger state Commissioner of Police, ADAMU USMAN said that the special security troops will reinforce the ongoing fight against banditry, kidnapping and other violent crimes in the state.
He said the police will embark on the well-planned deployment of four units of Police Mobile Force and Special Forces alongside other operational assets to prime local government areas in the state.
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On his part, Niger state Deputy Governor, AHMED KETSO assured the special operations troops of the support of the state government.
The deployment comes after suspected bandits again attacked Shiroro Local Government Area of the state with unconfirmed number of villagers said to have been kidnapped.
