Ndume seeks military support to clear remnants of hibernating insurgents

…….. Says newly resettled farmers in Gwoza communities cries over looting unmatured crops by terrorists

By Salihu Inusa

Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume, representing Borno South, has appealed to the military troops under the Theatre Command, North East ‘Operation Hadin Kai’ and other security agencies to intensify more efforts towards clearing remnants of dreaded Boko Haram members, especially those hibernating around Sambisa forests, Mandara Mountains and other hideouts in border communities with Gwoza and Cameroun Republic.

He said, pockets of attacks recently perpetrated by insurgents have posed serious economic setbacks to resilient farmers newly resettled in liberated communities of Ngoshe, Kirawa, Warabe, Wala, Pulka and even Gwoza town, the Council headquarters, as the terrorists resorted to looting of their unmatured crops without confrontation.

Senator Ndume made this known to Journalists yesterday soon after he returned to Maiduguri from his tour to 10 hitherto displaced and newly resettled communities in Gwoza Local Government where he also hails from by the State Government, in collaboration with security operatives and some humanitarian agencies.

” Sincerely, the renewed pockets of attacks recently perpetrated by insurgents have posed serious economic setbacks to our resilient farmers who were newly resettled in liberated communities of Ngoshe, Kirawa, Warabe, Wala, Pulka and even Gwoza town, the Council headquarters. This is because, the terrorists resorted to looting of their unmatured crops without confrontation.

“I want to use this medium to appeal to the military and other security agencies to intensify more efforts aimed at clearing remnants of terrorists still hibernating in Sambisa Forests and parts of Mandara Mountains bordering Cameroun Republic and Nigeria”. Ndume said.

The former Chairman Senate Committee on Army while expressing his deep gratitude to Governor Babagana Umara Zulum for his extraordinary contributions to the development and rebuilding of about 10 Gwoza communities that were completely destroyed, also applauded efforts and sacrifices made by the military in restoring civil authority in the area, especially for personally seeing a Medical Doctor who was deployed by the military authority providing medical services on daily basis free of charge to over 10,000 Ngoshe people and it’s environs who have since returned to their ancestral homes.

The Senator who distributed Agric inputs such as bags of fertilizers, insecticides, pesticides, cash to thousands of people mostly genuine farmers including women and youths as well as provision of solar streets light had a stop -over in Warabe community.

He then inspected the land designated for the construction of 500 housing units to resettle displaced persons of Warabe by Governor Zulum’s rebuilding initiative.

While expressing the community’s continued need for more development, Ndume remarked, “Like Oliver Twist, we may ask for more, but to be honest, Zulum has exceeded our expectations.”

Additionally, Senator Ndume paid visits to families who had lost their loved ones recently, offering comfort and support during these challenging times, as mammoth crowd welcomed him and his entourage in all the communities visited.

Our Correspondent gathered that before storming Gwoza communities, Senator Ndume distributed Tricycles and other empowerment materials worth millions of naira to some people across the senatorial district at his Maiduguri residence.

Ndume seeks military support to clear remnants of hibernating insurgents