Bello also refuted claims that the attackers were suspected members of the Boko Haram or armed robbers who came to free some of their members in the prison.
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Dibal Yakadi, the Commissioner of Police in Niger, said in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Minna that only 19 out of the 219 prisoners that escaped were arrested.
Reacting to Governor Bello’s allegation of impropriety in the execution of key projects initiated by the Aliyu-led Peoples Democratic Party administration in the state, the former governor described the criticism by the incumbent as “idle talk” that cannot be substantiated.
He lauded the political maturity demonstrated by the party members during its recent local government and state congresses across the country.
At a media briefing on Wednesday in Minna, Bello said that strategies had already been put in place to achieve this.
The actress told the News Agency of Nigeria on the sideline that the gesture on Tuesday was an initiative of the Tonto Dike Foundation, geared towards identifying with the inmates in celebrating the 2018 Democracy Day.
Bello, who disclosed this in an interview with newsmen in Minna, said the decision was to ensure continuity of the administration’s policies and programmes.
Most of the delegates rejected the affirmation exercise.
The Chairman of the Aliko Dangote Foundation, Aliko Dangote, said on Friday at the flag-off ceremony held at the Justice Idris Legbo Kutigi International Conference Centre, Minna, the Niger State capital, that his Foundation had earmarked N10 billion for the empowerment of vulnerable women in the 774 Local Governments in the country.
Prof. Sam Egwu, the state’s INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner, stated this while speaking at a stakeholder’s meeting in Minna on Friday.
The PDM in a statement disclosed that the price of the equipment was fraudulently inflated.
Bello also urged the Federal Government to be committed to the ongoing Zungeru Hydro Electric Power project to increase power supply especially in Niger which electricity supply was meagre.
The amount will be between May and December this year, making it almost 34 weeks and about 170 school days.
Salau, who made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Minna on Thursday, said that it was wrong for people to continuously defy environmental law for selfish gains.
Bago said in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria Minna that people opposing the President were those used to the corruption and looting of the past.
Ibrahim said: “The pharmaceutical companies in Niger state have complied with the recent Federal Government’s ban on codeine containing syrups.
Egwu told the News Agency of Nigeria in Minna on Friday that officials of the commission have been deployed to all the 274 electoral wards in the state for the exercise.
However, during his speech at this year’s Workers Day, the Governor said the state government had paid over 1,000 pensioners about N2 billion.
Dauda Danladi, an Assistant Commandant-General, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Minna on Friday.
The Police Prosecutor, Inspector Gunduma Ibrahim, had told the court that one Bashir Mohammed reported the matter to the state Child Rights Agency on April 15.