Beatrice Gondyi
Borno State Governor and Chairman of the North East Governors forum, Prof, Babagana Umara Zulum, has alleged that the federal government is not committed enough in the fight against insurgency bedeviling the North East region.
He said for the Federal government to effectively tackle the insurgency mercenaries should be hired.
Governor Zulum who was speaking during the 4th meeting of the North East Governors forum held at the banquet hall of the Government House Bauchi, explained that the federal government must bring in external support with a view to ending the insurgency.
He decried the endless challenges facing the region and hope that the meeting will proffer solutions to over come them.
Zulum further reiterated that the new service chiefs should bring in new strategic initiatives with a view to ending the insurgency.
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He on behalf of the forum congratulated them and and charge them to counter current attacks of the insurgents.
“The federal government has to look into the possibility of involving mercenaries with a view to ending the insurgency, because it seems the commitment is not there. For us to end this insurgency, we must be committed enough, we must bring in external support to ensure mercenaries are hired to end this insurgency.”
“I want to use this opportunity to call on the Federal government to seek for support from our neighbors especially the republic of Chad, Cameroon and Niger with a view to providing a joint action that will look into the possibility of ending the crises.
Most of them are already familiar with the theatre of war in the North East having served in various command positions. We shall be expecting a significant improvement in the security situation in the subregion and the country at large. It has become as a matter of tactical necessity for the new service chiefs to devise new strategies to counter current attacks and forestall any future attacks” he stated.
