Boko Haram: Zulum Donates Hilux Vehicles, Other Equipments To Local Hunters

Babagana Zulum, the governor of Borno state has handed eight Hilux vehicles and other security equipment to local hunters in Hawul local government area of the state.

Delivering the items to the local hunters the state deputy Governor, Umar Kadafur appealed with the residents of the state to cooperate with each other and assist security persons with useful information needed to combat insurgency in the state.

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“Borno State government will not relent or shy away from its constitutional responsibilities of protecting the lives and property of the people and will continue to remain focused in ensuring that total peace returned to the state,” the governor said.

Borno state had in recent times been under attack by Boko Haram insurgency.

Recall that the terrorist sect had in the cause of November beheaded not less than 43 farmers during an attack on Zabarmari community in Borno state.

Following the attack on the Borno community, the state governor called on President Muhammadu Buhari to hire mercenaries to help push out Boko Haram from Sambisa forest.

Zulum also asked President Buhari to immediately engage the service of neighbouring countries like Cameroon, Chad and Niger republic to help clear the remnant of Boko Haram hiding at the shore of Lake Chad. 

“One of our recommendations as possible solutions to end the insurgency is the immediate recruitment of our youths into military and paramilitary services to complement the efforts of the Nigerian forces,” he said.

“Our second recommendation is to engage the services of our immediate neighbours, especially the government of Chad, Cameroon and Niger Republic, in clearing the remnants of Boko Haram hiding in the shores of the Lake Chad.

“Our third recommendation is for him to engage the services of the mercenaries to clear the entire Sambisa forest.

“Our fourth recommendation is for him to provide the police and the military, with armed resistant armoured personnel carriers and other related equipment.

“We are also soliciting the support of the federal government to support the Borno state repatriation of out displaced persons currently residing in Cameroon and Niger Republic,” Zulum stated.