The Senator representing Borno South, Mohammed Ali Ndume, has appealed to the military under the Theatre Command, North East ‘Operation Hadin Kai’ and other security agencies to intensify more efforts towards clearing remnants of Boko Haram members in Borno State.
According to him, Boko Haram insurgents are still hibernating around Sambisa forest, Mandara mountains and other hideouts in border communities within Gwoza and the Republic of Cameroon.
The lawmaker said pockets of attacks recently perpetrated by the terrorists are still posing serious economic setbacks to resilient farmers newly resettled in liberated communities of Ngoshe, Kirawa, Warabe, Wala, Pulka and even Gwoza town, the Council headquarters.
He said the terrorists have resorted to the looting of their unmatured crops without confrontation.
He said: “Sincerely, the renewed pockets of attacks recently perpetrated by insurgents have posed serious economic setbacks to our resilient farmers who were newly resettled in liberated communities of Ngoshe, Kirawa, Warabe, Wala, Pulka and even Gwoza town, the Council headquarters. This is because the terrorists resorted to looting of their unmatured crops without confrontation.
“I want to use this medium to appeal to the military and other security agencies to intensify more efforts aimed at clearing remnants of terrorists still hibernating in Sambisa Forests and parts of Mandara Mountains bordering Cameroon Republic and Nigeria.”
The former chairman Senate Committee on Army, while expressing his gratitude to Governor Babagana Umara Zulum for his contributions to the development and rebuilding of about 10 Gwoza communities that were completely destroyed, also applauded efforts and sacrifices made by the military in restoring civil authority in the area.
He specifically hailed the deployment of a medical doctor by the military, who is providing medical services on daily basis free of charge to over 10,000 Ngoshe people and its environs who have since returned to their ancestral homes.
Ndume inspected the land designated for the construction of 500 housing units to resettle displaced persons of Warabe by Governor Zulum’s rebuilding initiative.
While expressing the community’s continued need for more development, Ndume remarked: “Like Oliver Twist, we may ask for more, but to be honest, Zulum has exceeded our expectations.”
Ndume rallies military to clear Boko Haram terrorists from Sambisa forest