Nigeria, Jan. 14 -- Niger State Governor, Mohammed Bago, has issued a two-month ultimatum to residents of hamlets around Kainji Lake to vacate the area for resettlement, warning that failure to do so could expose them to military operations aimed at flushing out criminals hiding in the forests.

Governor Bago gave the directive on Tuesday during a condolence visit to the Emir of Borgu, Muhammad Haliru Dantoro Kitoro IV, at his palace in New Bussa, following a recent terrorist attack in the emirate.

The governor stated that the evacuation and resettlement of the affected communities had become unavoidable, as the state government, in collaboration with the Federal Government, was determined to clear the forests around Kainji Lake and disl...