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North East governors meet Buhari, state how best to address insurgency

Ezekiel Johnson
Ezekiel Johnson
North East governors meet Buhari, state how best to address insurgency
North East governor meet Buhari

Governors of the North East of Nigeria met with President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday at the Presidential Villa, highlighting how best the increasing insurgency in their area could be tackled.

Among other things, the governors advised the Federal Government to equip the police more.

Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State made this known while speaking with journalists shortly after the meeting with the president.

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and heads of security agencies were also in attendant at the meeting.

The governor said they were at the Presidential Villa to inform the president about the security challenges in the area, particularly to give the hint that Boko Haram was recruiting more people in their areas.

His words: “The governments of the region have commended the efforts of Federal Government in securing the region. However, we told Mr. President that there is need for the Federal Government to address the causes of insurgency, which are not limited to the endemic poverty, hunger among others.

“One of the root causes is that of access to farm lands, people need to go back to their farmlands. People need to be resettled in their original homes so that they can restart their means of livelihood.

“This is one of the reasons the insurgents are recruiting more into the sect. Therefore, creating enabling environment (that) will enable the people to go about their normal duties will no doubt reduce the cases of insurgency.”

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