Borno State Government Resettles community 2 years after displacement
Borno state governor Babagana Umara Zulum on Thursday said his administration had concluded plans to resettle Koshebe community in Mafa Local Government, two years after Boko Haram insurgents threw out its people.
Zulum, who disclosed this during a working visit to the town, said that the move was imperative to boost food and agricultural production.
He said that resettling the people back to Koshebe would pave the way to harness vast agricultural land for food sufficiency.
“This place has vast agricultural land, thousands of hectares. So, the main objective of my visit is to ensure resettlement of communities around this area, especially Koshebe, Amaramatti, Ngudda, among other places.
“While we are resettling them, we would support them to cultivate their farmlands. This place was providing farming opportunities to thousands of people, not just those from Maiduguri or Borno, but from far places like Sokoto, Kano among others,” he said.
Zulum said that government would partner with the federal government to cultivate the vast farmlands around Koshebe and adjoining communities.
He said that his administration would work with the Federal Ministry of Agriculture to support farmers with the necessary implements to achieve President Bola Tinubu’s food security initiative.
“Mr President has released some funds to the federal Ministry of Agriculture to support farmers, and we have received some agricultural inputs; the state government will complement the federal government’s efforts and ensure that people return to their farmlands,” Zulum said.
Zulum also inspected a road project being executed by the North East Development Commission (NEDC), linking Koshebe, Ngowom to Maiduguri.
Governor Zulum expressed gratitude to President Bola Tinubu, noting that when completed, the road project would boost agricultural activities and provide an opportunity for farmers to convey their farm products.
NAN / Foluke Ibitomi
