With shaken voice and tears
rolling down his cheeks, Borno State governor Kashim Shettima on Monday
narrated before President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja how Boko Haram”s resurgence
in his state has led to the displacement of thousands of indigenes and the dire
security situation in Northern Borno.
Shettima, who came with a
delegation of Borno chiefs and elders was moved to tears because of what he
described as the recent setback in the fight against insurgency.
He, however, noted that the
leaders had not lost hope in the President’s ability to win the war and restore
peace in the state.
Amidst the tears, he told the
President that the delegation came to present a set of observations and
specific requests from a security meeting held a week ago in the state, which
will require urgent presidential intervention.
The meeting has now come to an end and the governor declined to give details of the observations and requests made to the president.
Others present included the
National Security Adviser, Mohammed Babagana Monguno, the Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari,
the DG of DSS and NIA, Chief of Defense Staff, Abayomi Olonisakin and members
of the National Assembly.
Borno has been one of the
hotspots of insurgency with several attacks, claiming the lives of many
including security operatives.
One of the most significant in
recent times is the killing of several soldiers after an attack on their
military bases in Metele, Gazamalu Local Government Area of the state.
Another equally significant
attack is the abduction of over 200 female students from the Government
Secondary School in Chibok town in 2014.
After several negotiations
between the Federal Government and the insurgents, some girls were released.
While some others managed to
escape on their own, some others died while in captivity.
A similar attack occurred in
Dapchi, Yobe State (February 2018) where over 100 schoolgirls were abducted.
After several negotiations, almost all the girls were released except one (Leah
Sharibu).
She was held back by the
terrorists for refusing to renounce her faith.
A few others were said to have
died as a result of the trauma while in captivity.
Also in Borno, some aid workers
were abducted and killed in 2018 by the insurgents after they claimed that the
deadline they gave to the Federal Government to meet their demands had expired.
While the government has
expressed sadness over the spate of attacks, it has continued to reassure
Nigerians that the war against insurgency is not yet lost.
Severally it has also debunked
claims that the insurgents were still in control of some towns, with the
President insisting that his administration has recorded significant
improvement in fighting Boko Haram.
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