A cross section of the inhabitants told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Maiduguri on Sunday that the extension was a welcome development.
Mallam Ibrahim Jidda, a trader at the Gamboru Market, Maiduguri, said the emergency rule had restored peace in the state.
“The emergency rule has actually restored peace in the state, especially in Maiduguri, because it had encouraged the soldiers to flush out Boko Haram militants from the state.
“The additional powers granted to the military have also helped in many areas; several Boko Haram bases in Bulabulin Ngarnam, Jajeri, Kawar-Maila and other areas, had been dislodged,” Jidda said.
He also said that the shut-down of GSM communication services under the emergency rule, had also assisted in disorganising the insurgents in the bush.
“The absence of GSM communication network has been helpful in curtailing Boko Haram attacks.I think the idea of continual blockade of the network is a welcome development.
“Since the shut-down in communication, no successful attack was carried out by the insurgents in the city, except few cases in villages and remote communities,” he noted.
Jidda said the extension of the emergency rule would provide enough time for the military to flush out suspected militants hiding in the bush.
Mrs Laraba Bello, a civil servant, concurred with Jidda.
“Everybody knows we are now enjoying relative peace in Borno, due to the emergency rule.
“So, I support the extension and the continued blockade of GSM services in the state,” Bello ,who lost her husband and three children to Boko Haram attacks last year, said.
“ Once the GSM network services are back, the Boko Haram insurgents were likely to resume their operation to destroy the people and the state in general,” she said.
But Mrs Mary Gazama, a business women, appealed to Federal Government to restore telecommunication services, even as the fight against the insurgents continued.
“The continued blocking of GSM network has been helpful, but it has deprived many of their means of livelihood.
“The authorities should devise a new method of combating Boko Haram insurgents without blocking the phone network,” Gazama pleaded.
She also appealed to the federal government to equip the soldiers with sophisticated weapons, to enable them tackle the insurgents.
Mallam Mohammed Ibrahim, a cell phone seller, said that the continued blocking of the GSM network, was a source of concern to him.
“Even though we support the extension of the emergency rule, the GSM network should be restored.
“The absence of network, has created hardship to the people; so many people have lost their lives in the process of going to Damaturu to make phone calls.
“Communication services should be restored so that people can make calls.The bulk of people killed in Benesheik town, went to make phone calls in Damaturu.
“We want the GSM network back because our businesses are crumbling,” Ibrahim said. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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