Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has put the determine of terrorists who’ve thus far voluntarily surrendered themselves to navy authorities at 30,000.
He mentioned with the way in which they had been massively laying down their weapons, insurgency within the state could come to an finish below his tenure “God prepared.”
He gave the figures shortly after he met with President Muhammadu Buhari on the State Home on Thursday to apprise him of progress within the surrendering of Boko Haram terrorists.
“Over 30,000 former fighters have now surrendered and are within the custody of the authorities,” he revealed.
He debunked claims of any incentives, saying the Borno State authorities doesn’t provide any incentive to the fighters to return out of the forests, fairly, they’ve accomplished so voluntarily.
The Governor who had earlier warned that ISWAP was gaining floor within the North East, advised State Home Correspondents that he mentioned the persevering with give up of the insurgents and the case of Internally Displaced Individuals (IDPs) with the President.
He gave a ray of hope, insisting that the safety state of affairs in Borno State has improved tremendously, praying that the state of affairs continues in that route.
Zulum who had additionally urged that the federal authorities think about hiring mercenaries to battle the terrorists famous that kinetic measures alone is not going to finish the struggle simply. Supply: DailyPost
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