By Dauda R Pam Maiduguri
Borno State Government has commended the gallant efforts of troops in the front line resulting to the growing number of terrorists surrendering to the superior powers of the military in the counter insurgency war fare in the state.
Commissioner for Information,Alhaji Babakura Abba Jato,disclosed this at the end of an expanded security meeting held Saturday in Maiduguri.
According to him the recent announcement by the Nigeria that over 100 insurgents surrendered with their families and weapons within the past two weeks is heartwarming stressing that government was happy with the development and the sustained military onslaught at the shores of Lake Chad and Sambisa Forests.
“The meeting chaired by the Governor is happy with the clearing exercise going on at the shores of the Lake Chad as well as what is going on around the Sambisa general area with some of the insurgents surrendering.
“We will encourage them to surrender and discard their nefarious activities so that they can be accommodated, rehabilitated and integrated into the society,” Abba-Jato said.
He explained that the return of relative peace to many parts of the state has led to restoration of civil authority which has also contributed to the ongoing resettlement of displaced persons back to their ancestral land and expansion of farming activities in recovered areas.
The meeting,he said, agreed on the need to clear thick bushes along the 85 kilometre Maiduguri-Damboa road that remained closed for several years for re-opening and commended the military and other security agencies including Civilian Joint Task Force, hunters and vigilante groups for their sustain effort in the fight against insurgency in the state.
