Convoy Ambush: Zulum meets with families of the bereaved
At the headquarters of the police in Maiduguri on Monday, Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, met families of policemen and civilian JTF volunteers ambushed on Friday while on their way to Baga.
“I am purposely here to sympathise and condole with you our brothers and sisters the families of our deceased policemen. It is very unfortunate that the incident happened.
“May Almighty God in his infinite mercy forgive and reward them for their sacrifices and may He grant you the strength to bear the fortitude of this huge loss that is for all of us.
“It is so sad, looking at what happened. It is quite unfortunate and I am pained by that incident.
“However, those men died as heroes, as patriots and as people that have brought honour to their families even though we never wished that it happened,” Zulum said.
Zulum announced that he was going to support the families of the bereaved but he did not announce the nature of the support. However, he said that the support does not equate to human life because nothing compensates for lost lives.
“Insha’ Allah we shall do everything possible to support the families. The education of their children is very important in addition to the support for their means of livelihood.
“I want to once again sympathize with the families on behalf of the grateful people of Borno State.
“I condole with the Borno state police command, the CP, the Inspector General of Police, the Nigeria Police Force and entire Nigerians over the sad moment,” Zulum said.
Furthermore, he visited the state specialist hospital in Maiduguri to console those injured from the Baga ambush, policemen and volunteers in the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF).
