Insurgency Reduced By 90 Per Cent In Borno – Gov Zulum

Posted by African Examiner Featured, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria Sunday, December 1st, 2024

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, on Sunday said the Federal Government and security forces have succeeded in containing 90 per cent of Boko Haram terrorists in the North-East.

Nigeria has been battling insurgency for over a decade with several people killed and many others kidnapped in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa States.

“As of now, insurgency has been reduced to over 90 per cent in Borno State but this did not happen in a day.,” the governor said.

“We still have pockets of Boko Haram, especially in the fringes of Lake Chad as well as in the Sambisa Games Reserve and the Mandara Hills.

“Recently, there was an attack on Chadian soldiers by Boko Haram. Because of this, the Chadian authorities have taken a very strong decision to repel the Boko Haram/insurgents in their territory.

“They have succeeded in sending them away and most of them are now in Nigeria, especially in Borno State.”

To Zulum, the insurgency started in 2009 with Nigeria battling terrorism in the North-East for the past 15 years.

He commended the efforts of the military and members of the Civilian Join Task Force as well as the people of Borno State for their resilience.

The governor believes that the region would witness more improvement in the next two years as troops work tirelessly to secure the state.

He expressed hope that the issue of terrorism would be crushed within the next two years as Nigeria collaborates with neighbouring Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Mali.