Borno Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has raised concern over resurgence of Boko Haram activities in the State.
The Governor raised the concern during a Special Expanded Security Meeting in Maiduguri, the state capital.
The high-level meeting was attended by the General Officer Commanding 7 Division, Maj.-Gen Abubakar Haruna; sector commanders, the Commissioner of Police, other heads of security agencies, the Shehu of Borno, Alhaji Abubakar Garbai Al-Amin El-Kanemi, and other first class traditional rulers in the state.
The Governor described the recent terrorist attacks on military formations in the state as “disheartening” and a “setback in the fragile state of Borno and the North East region.”
He called for a military’s technology upgrade to tackle the activities of Boko Haram and other terrorist groups in the state.
Zulum believes that advanced technology was key to bolstering the military’s capacity to combat terrorism ravaging Borno and other neighbouring states.
“More efforts have to be put in place through equipping and deploying of technological warfare to the military to stem the tide of all renewed attacks bedeviling parts of the Sahelian Borno, which shares an international border with three African countries of Chad, Niger, and Cameroon,” he said.
The Governor praised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s continued support to the military and other security agencies to fight insecurity in the country.
Shehu of Borno acknowledged the military’s efforts in fighting Boko Haram and other terror groups in the state.
“More efforts have to be put in place through equipping and deploying of technological warfare to the military to stem the tide of all renewed attacks bedeviling parts of the Sahelian Borno, which shares an international border with three African countries of Chad, Niger, and Cameroon,” he said.
The Governor praised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s continued support to the military and other security agencies to fight insecurity in the country.
Shehu of Borno acknowledged the military’s efforts in fighting Boko Haram and other terror groups in the state.
The Shehu, however, raised concerns over some local government areas still without civil authorities due to the ongoing insurgency.
He appealed to the Federal Government to prioritise the reconstruction of critical road networks, including the Biu-Damboa-Maiduguri, Maiduguri-Dikwa-Ngala, Maiduguri-Monguno-Kukawa, and Biu-Damaturu highways, to enhance security and development of the State.
