Boko Haram: Hope rises as Zulum engages with IDPs from Logumani in Borno

Boko Haram: Hope rises as Zulum engages with IDPs from Logumani in Borno

By : James Bwala

Logumani Beehive of Boko Haram Insurgency’ can now heave a sigh of relief with the  approval of 500 resettlement houses for over 2,500 returnees since the escalation of the trouble in northeast Nigeria where millions of people have been displaced in the last 13 years.

The hard to reach village located in Ngala local government area of Borno state as described both by government and International safety organisation was on Sunday open up for return with the visit to the area on Sunday by Borno State Governor, Banagana Umara Zulum.

Zulum who had been proactive in ensuring the return of peace in Borno state has been on the move since taking over leadership of the state in 2019 with the hope that he will add value to the meaning of life in the state ravaged by barbaric activities of non-state actors.

NEWSng reports that the governor traveled by road early morning from Maiduguri and returned at night through the most dangerous road to make sure he settled the over two thousand people ready to take back their lives from the shackles of terror to make something meaning to support their livelihoods in the face of desperate actors in a war time like in Borno state.

After exhausting all avenues to make sure he gives the 2,500 displaced people of Logumani a place they had long wished to have back, Zulum, during the visit, approved the construction of 500 resettlement houses to accommodate them.

The locals and resilient people of Logumani have been living in makeshift houses in the last seven years when Boko Haram insurgents took control of their area in northern Borno. They had moved from one camp and another but with hope that one day they will return home to their ancestral verbe.

Also Read: Kashim Shettima: Victory at the end

The governor, who knew the level of support the people would be needing, assured them of the government’s desire to support them and enable them to rebuild their homes, destroyed by insurgents. He also directed the State Rural Water Supply Agency (RUWASA) to construct a new deep aquifer borehole that will address water needs of returning IDPs.

While interacting with the residents of Logumani, who are taking refuge in Dikwa town, the governor discussed modalities of returning them back to their ancestral homes with a package and security protection until peace completely return for them to take their future beyond the days they had to abandon hope and embraced uncertainty in the unfolding event that weakens their communities in the last seven years.

NEWSng also reports that, before embarking on his trip to logumani, governor Zulum was at Kirawa town in Gwoza Local Government Area on Saturday. In Kirawa, the governor had supervised the resettlement of over 2,500 households and paid similar visits to dozens of communities in northern, central and the southern parts of Borno State. 

The visits have mostly focused on building, supervising or allocating newly built resettlement houses, distributing cash and food aid and supplying agricultural packs to farmers. At most places he visited,  Zulum regularly held meetings with military commanders, volunteers, council chairmen and traditional heads and community leaders to review security situations and deploy strengthening measures where necessary. 

The trip on Sunday took the governor over 12 hours to round up his visit to Logumani and to put hope back in the minds of people longing to have their homes return to them.

Boko Haram: Hope rises as Zulum engages with IDPs from Logumani in Borno