Boko Haram has taken over eight Borno Local Governments -Gov. Shettima

The Borno State Governor, Mr. Kashim Shettima of on
Tuesday expressed worry on how Boko Haram had taken
over eight out of the 27 local government areas of the state.
Shettima disclosed this while receiving members of the
Federal Government Sub-committee of the Victims Supports
Fund in Maiduguri.
He said that the continued attacks on communities in the
state had created hardships on the people.
Shettima said, "The insurgents have taken over nearly eight
LGAs in the state.
"They have taken over Gamboru-Ngala, Kala-Balge, Marte,
Dikwa, Gwoza, Bama, Askira-Uba and part of Konduga local
government areas.
"The insurgents have also carried out recent attacks in
Abadam, Kukawa."
Shettima, however, expressed optimism that the insurgency
would end in a short while, saying "I strongly believe that
there is light at the end of the tunnel.
"We are going to bounce back very soon by the grace of
God."
Speaking earlier, retired Air Marshal Jonah Wuyep, the sub-
committee chairman on data collection, had commended
the governor for his supports to insurgency victims.
"We commend the responsible leadership of Shettima for
what he has been doing in helping victims of insurgency in
the state," Wuyep said.
He said that the state alone could not be able to effectively
provide help to victims of insurgency, especially with the
renewed attacks on villages.
"Borno alone cannot be able to handle the problems of
Internally Displaced Persons because lots of things needed
to be done.
Wuyep said, "The Federal Government will step in to provide
supports to the IDPs.
"The sub-committee was set up to gather data on the
number of IDPs and infrastructure that were destroyed for
government to intervene.
"The president is worried about the plight of the IDPs that is
why the victim support fund was inaugurated.
"Our sub-committee was set up to get the details on the
ground so that government can intervene."
He said that the sub-committee decided to visit Borno first
because of the enormity of damage done by the insurgents
in the state.



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