Shehu of Borno Expresses Worries Over Boko Haram

The Shehu of Borno Alhaji Abubakar Garbai Al Amin El Kanemi has expressed worries over the destructive activities of the Boko Haram terrorist group. 

Shehu of Borno, Alhaji Abubakar Garbai Al Amin El Kanemi

The Shehu of Borno made this known on Saturday at his palace in Maiduguri during a visit from the Borno State Director of the National Orientation Agency, Alhaji Yahya Imam.

He said he is worried that hundreds of thousands of people in various parts of Borno state are now  living in camps in Maiduguri instead of their homes. He noted that aside being compelled out of their houses, their source of livelihood too has been taken away from them, children while children have been out of school.

Garbai, who chairs the council of traditional rulers called on the Fedral Government to increase it effort towards wiping out the Boko Haram group and that government should also come up with a Marshall Plan to enable the people go back to their houses.

While lamenting the development that about 13 traditional rulers and district heads are currently taking refuge in the state capital because of the insurgency, stated that the Shehu of Dikwa, emirs of Bama, Gwoza and other leaders have fled their towns.

He stated this when he granted audience to the Borno State Director of the National Orientation Agency, Alhaji Yahya Imam at his palace in Maiduguri.

“Only the emirs of Shani and Biu are still living in their palaces” and emphasized the need for urgent measures to end needless killings of innocent people,” He said.

The traditional ruler called on NOA to keep enlightening people on the need for mutual cooperation, devoid of sentiments, in order to overcome the dwindling security situation in the country.

Speaking also, Imam urged religious and traditional leaders in the state to work toward ending the security challenges in the state, and explained that the motive of his visit was to sympathize with the Shehu over the untold hardship brought by the insurgency against his people.

“The Boko Haram has almost crippled all the socio- economic activities in Borno, we must join hands to build the lost glory of the state and our country. I also urge you to encourage the youth to be vigilante and proactive in protecting their immediate environment against any unsuspected attack,” Imam said.