* Appeal to the army to free Sambisa forest from terrorists
Sunday Residence in Abuja
A former Senate Chief Whip, Senator Ali Ndume, representing Borno South Senatorial District in the National Assembly, has raised concerns that fresh attacks on farmers in most parts of Northern Nigeria have led to acute food crisis in the country.
Ndume, in a statement to journalists in Abuja on Thursday, also said the insurgents were also moving from farm to farm to loot uncultivated crops.
He, therefore, appealed to the Army and other security agencies under the Theatre Command, North East ‘Operation Hadin Kai’ to rise to the occasion.
He urged the military to intensify efforts to flush out remnants of Boko Haram members who still remain holed up in the Sambisa Forest, the Mandar Mountains and border communities in Gwoza and the Republic of Cameroon.
The MP said: “Recent attacks by terrorists are still causing serious economic crisis to farmers settled in the liberated communities of Ngoshe, Kirawa, Warabe, Wala, Pulka and even the council headquarters Gwoza town.”
“The terrorists have resorted to killing farmers and looting their crops without any provocation.
“I wish to use this medium to appeal to the military and other security agencies to intensify further efforts to root out the remnants of terrorists still hiding in the Sambisa Forest and some parts of the Mandar Mountains located on the border of the Republic of Cameroon and Nigeria.”
The former Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Army expressed his deep gratitude to Governor Babagana Umara Zulum for his exceptional contribution to the development and reconstruction of about 10 Gwoza communities which were completely destroyed.
He also appreciated the efforts and sacrifices made by the Army in restoring civil power in the area.
He particularly appreciated the deployment of a doctor by the military authorities who is providing free medical services on a daily basis to over 10,000 people in and around Ngoshe, who have now returned to their ancestral homes.
Ndume also stopped in the Warabe community to distribute agricultural inputs such as fertiliser, pesticides and cash to thousands of people, mostly genuine farmers comprising women and youths, as well as the provision of solar street lights.
He inspected land earmarked for the construction of 500 housing units for the resettlement of displaced people of Warabe under Governor Zulum’s reconstruction initiative.
He emphasized the community’s continued need for further development.
According to Ndume, “Like Oliver Twist, we could have asked for more but honestly, Zulum has surpassed our expectations.”
The Senator recently met with families who lost their loved ones and offered them solace and support during these challenging times. He and his team were greeted by huge crowds in all the communities he visited.
Ndume also distributed tricycles and other empowerment materials worth millions of naira to some people of the senatorial district at his residence in Maiduguri.
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