Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has said that his administration would spend its ‘last kobo’ to support the military and strengthen civilian joint task force and hunters to eliminate terrorism.
Mr Zulum promised on Monday when he received the chief of army staff, Tukur Buratai, who visited him in Maiduguri, that he would defend his people by supporting the military in terms of intelligence and logistics.
“The chief of army staff, count on me. Believe me, the government of Borno state will spend its last Kobo in ensuring that our civilian JTF and hunters are strengthened.
“We cannot afford a situation whereby two persons (terrorists) come with motorcycle or vehicle, ransacking town and killing hundreds of people,’’ Zulum said.
The governor said that military operation should be followed with stabilisation mechanism, saying “once an area has been liberated, there is the need for the government and military to work out modalities for reconstruction, rehabilitation and resettlement.”
Zulum said insurgency had prevented the people from having access to their farmlands for agriculture which is the mainstay of the state’s economy.
“One area that the people of Borno wish to collaborate with the military and the police is to have access to their farmland,” he said.
Buratai congratulated the governor on his election and assured that the military was working out solution to insecurity in the state and the North East.
The army chief said that the military would need everyone’s support as it moves into the stabilisation phase in the region.
