Reps call for strengthening of security in North East

Lawan Hamidu, Abuja

The House of Representatives has urged the Executive Arm of Government to direct the Nigerian Army to strengthen security in Chibok, Gwoza and Demboa areas of Borno State, in the North East.

This followed adoption of a motion under matters of urgent public importance on the recent attacks in those areas that led to the destruction of property and abduction of residents of the area.

Presenting the motion, Ahmed Jaha from Borno State explained that giving the area adequate security for people in the area to harvest their farm produce.

He said “Barely one month my Constituency was attacked more than seven times in seven days and in every attack we recorded loss of lives and property with millions of naira including worship houses and houses of clergymen in that particular environment. We have been witnessing for a reasonable period of time right from the inception of insurgency, it has become part of our lives today since nobody can assist us”.

“As I’m talking to you now, a substantial part of our Constituency is still under the occupancy of Boko Haram and you cannot go to a farm one kilometer away without being in the hand of Boko Haram.”

Mr. Jaha also urged the North East Development Commission, NEDC and the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA to assist those affected communities as their houses and sources of livelihood were destroyed during the unfortunate incidence

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