Public affairs commentator, Mahdi Shehu has criticised Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umar Bago, over the wave of killings in the state. According to him, the governor would one day be held accountable for the lives lost while in office. Shehu made the remarks in a post shared on his X handle on Sunday, where he listed several deadly attacks that have hit different communities in Niger State in 2026. Referring to the recent deaths of 37 children during a food distribution exercise allegedly supervised by officials of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Shehu described the incident as “another sad commentary of recurring tragedy in Niger State.”… Source: https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/21/bago-must-account-for-lives-lost-in-niger-state-mahdi-shehu/