Taraba State Governor, Darius Ishaku, has declared support
for Governor Babagana Zulum’s request for President Muhammadu Buhari to engage mercenaries
to fight Boko Haram.
Ishaku said they should be involved to assist the Nigerian
military in its ongoing fight against terrorists.
Darius spoke on Tuesday in Maiduguri when he alongside
Governors of Adamawa – Ahmadu Fintiri; Bauchi – Bala Mohammed, and Gombe –
Inuwa Yahaya paid Borno a sympathy visit.
Last Saturday, Boko Haram slaughtered more than 40 farmers
from the Zabarmari community.
The massacre has been regarded as one of the most gruesome
killings by the Boko Haram sect.
Ishaku said they were saddened and traumatized by the
heinous crime.
“I will key into your (Zulum) request, which you said that
the federal government should invite some mercenaries to come and help us out
of this problem, because what you can’t do, what you can’t solve. I think we
should invite who can solve it for us.
“We cannot continuously be mourning, there has to be a time
to stop the mourning. All of us in the North East Governors Forum, we are
pleading with the federal government to find a solution to the issue of Boko
Haram because if we neglect it, it will become even worse,” he said.
The Taraba helmsman also appealed to the federal government
to fix the infrastructural deficit in the Northeast.
“We call on the federal government to look at the Northeast
with sympathy. It is embarrassing that in the 2021 budget, what is given to the
Northeast is 0.35%. With all these problems, the insurgency, the insecurity,
only 0.35% was allocated for the region. This is very very unfair.
“The federal government should look at the issue of
infrastructure in the Northeast. I once again call on the federal government to
remember the Mambilla hydropower project. Without power, we will not indeed
have any meaningful development” Ishaku added. noted.
In his remarks, Zulum expressed appreciation to the
delegation for the visit.
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