Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, on Sunday visited troubled areas in Borno to get firsthand information on the ongoing war against insurgency in the area.
The minister told Governor Kashim Shettima during a courtesy call that he had paid an inspection visit to Bama town and other crisis prone areas in the state.
“We went straight to Bama and when we got to Bama, we got firsthand information on the scale of destruction and garbage that the Boko Haram terrorists left behind.
“I hope that with this visit, my colleagues in the media will show more understanding in reporting the efforts in the war against terrorism.
“We are much more informed about the horror of the war.”
Mohammed commended the state government for its rehabilitation, resettlement and reconstruction projects embarked upon in some villages destroyed by the insurgents.
Responding, Governor Shettima, commended the minister for the visit.
He said Mohammed was the first minister of information that visited the state to get firsthand information on the war against insurgency.
The governor said the state had witnessed unimaginable destruction of 27 local government areas from 2009 to date caused by the insurgency.
Shettima, who blamed the insurgency on poverty and unemployment, urged the Federal Government to address the problems of poverty, unemployment and lack of hope for youth.
The minister with his media entourage also visited the Theatre Command of the Operation Lafiya Dole, 7 Division, Bama.
