Boko Haram
The PDP Conservative Vanguard alleged that the rising activities of insurgency in the state can not be disconnected with the governor of Borno state, Babagana Zulum, and his immediate predecessor Kashim Shettima.
The House of Representatives has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to declare a state of emergency on the nation’s security. The lawmakers made the statement on Wednesday, February 12.
Femi Gbajabimila, the speaker of the House of Representatives, has pleaded with the United States Government to assist Nigeria defeating Boko Haram insurgents and other security challenges in the country.
The chief of army staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai, has said the sacking of the security chiefs would not offer a solution to the Boko Haram crisis in Nigeria. Buratai made the statement on Tuesday, February 11.
The Borno state governor, Babagana Zulum, on Monday, February 10, blamed the military for the recent Boko Haram attack in Auno town of Borno state which led to the killing of about 30 persons and destruction of property.
About 1,400 repentant Boko Haram suspects have been released and resettled back into the society by the Nigerian military, the Borno state government has confirmed.
Ba’na Auno, one of the residents who escaped the attack said the insurgents had stopped the passengers in Auno due to closure of entrance into Maiduguri town at 6 pm.
Many terrorists were killed in compounds housing Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists in Kaza, Ngala local government area of Borno state in an airstrike carried out by the Nigerian Air Force.
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday, February 6 inducted two fighter helicopters in the fleet of the Nigerian Air Force to fight insurgency.
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