Tag: Borno State government

Insecurity: “90 percent of die-hard Boko Haram fighters dead”, Borno Govt. declares

Aminu Imam

The Borno State Government, yesterday, disclosed that ninety percent of ‘die-hard’ Boko Haram insurgents were dead. The State Government attributed the mass surrender of members of the sect to the death of their leader, Ibrahim Shekau, as well as the operations of the military. This is as the military authorities, also yesterday, said some 1,952 terror suspects were undergoing investigation in the North-East region, while some 900 suspects were to go on trial next January. It further clarified that, contrary to insinuations of abortion of pregnancies of female terror suspects…

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Borno: Gov. Zulum unveils 25-yr development plan for recovery

Aminu Imam

Says Boko Haram caused $6bn worth of destructions in Borno The Borno State government has unveiled a 25-year strategic recovery plan for the State which has battled for decades with Boko Haram devastation. According to the State governor, Babagana Zulum, who launched the plan yesterday in Maiduguri, the Plan would “drive stabilization, boost recovery efforts and stimulate growth across all sectors in the state” and included a 10-year transformation strategy that set out key priorities and action plans for the short, medium and long term. The governor identified five driving…

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