The House of Representatives has resolved to mandate the Army to immediately mobilise troops to the affected areas to neutralise terrorists and restore normalcy to the villages of Koshebe, Karkut And Bulabulin In Jere Mafa Local Government Area of Borno state, attacked by Boko Haram Terrorists.
The House also urged the National Emergency Management Agency, North East Development Commission and the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs to as a matter of urgency mobilise humanitarian and relief materials to the affected area.
The resolution followed a Motion of Urgent Public Importance on the ” Need For Urgent Military Intervention And Rescue Of Missing Farmers Of Koshebe, Karkut And Bulabulin In Jere Mafa Local Government Area Attacked By Boko Haram Terrorists, moved by Hon Ahmed Satomi, at plenary.
The motion informed that on Saturday, 4th November, 2023, heavily armed Boko Haram terrorists attacked Zabarmari farmers working in their rice fields in the three villages of Jere Mafa Local Government Area killing several of them. Worried that this attack was carried out by terrorists less than 20 kilometers from Maiduguri, the Borno State capital
” Further worried by the dynamic and strategy deployed by these terrorists attackers who were on motorcycles , divided themselves into three groups and attacked not with guns but rather used cutlasses and knives to stab and butcher the victims .Note that currently Security forces and Civilian Joint Task Force groups in the Nigerian North East of Borno have recovered 9 dead bodies while search continues in a bid to find more people who are still missing,” It said.
The House also alarmed that inspite of the terrorists attack of Saturday, 4th November and the current search and rescue operations which is ongoing , another attack and massacre of about 50 persons was again carried out in the night of sunday , 5th November, 2023.
“Further alarmed that if urgent and drastic steps are not taken, the area may be overrun by terrorists with attendant dire consequences.”
The House also mandated the Committees on Army and Disaster and Emergency Preparedness to ensure compliance.
Lateefah Ibrahim
