By SINL Reporter
Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum has revealed that Nigeria’s porous borders with Chad, Niger and Cameroon is the cause of arms proliferation and insurgency in the North East.
The governor made the observation on Monday when he played host to the president of Alumni Association of National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (AANIPSS), IGP Mohammed Abubakar (rtd.) at Government House, Maiduguri.
He maintained that without efficient manning of international borders by security agencies, terrorism could linger unabated with continued loss of life and property.
“The lingering Boko Haram crisis has led to the untimely death of unspecified number of gallant and sacrificial troops,” he said, noting that many civilians were killed while houses and public structures worth N3.42 trillion were destroyed in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states.
He said the state government would, however, continue to do its best by supporting the military and other security agencies to fight Boko Haram.
Meanwhile, he has inaugurated a committee to return Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) to Baga on the shores of Lake Chad.
While inaugurating the 23-member committee in Maiduguri, Zulum disclosed: “A letter was received from the Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai, notifying the desire of the people to relocate from IDP camps and other communities to Baga town.”
The panel, saddled with six-point terms of reference, comprises top federal and state government functionaries, traditional rulers armed forces and paramilitary operatives.
