The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has promised to take more decisive measures towards ensuring that the Boko Haram insurgency in the country is “totally eliminated.”
The Governor of Borno State, Prof. Babagana Zulum, said this on Thursday, following a meeting with the President, following the Chadian military operations on the fringes of Lake Chad.
Zulum expressed concern over a recent military action, Operation Bohoma Anger, launched by Chad against Boko Haram, which he said, had driven the insurgents into Borno State.
The operation by Chad was in response to the killing of nearly 100 of its soldiers by the insurgents.
Zulum, speaking to State House Correspondents, said, “Honestly speaking, we are apprehensive because of the ongoing operation by the Chadians.
“Right now, most of the Boko Haram members are fleeing the shores of the Chad Republic and they are now coming to northern and southern Borno State. There is a need for us to provide some counter-insurgency attacks.”
The governor said measures should be taken to prevent the insurgents from occupying other northern states and possibly, the Southern part of the state.
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