Buhari orders military to dislodge Boko Haram from North-East

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday ordered the military to wipe out Boko Haram insurgents from their hideouts in the North-East.

The President gave the order in response to the Saturday killing of 43 rice farmers in Borno State through a Federal Government delegation who visited Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum in Maiduguri, over the killing of 43 farmers by Boko Haram insurgents in Koshebe, Mafa Local Government Area.

The Senate President, Dr Ahmed Lawan, who led the FG’s delegation, said the visit was at the instance of President Muhammadu Buhari to commiserate with government and people of Borno state over the “senseless killings.”

He said fighting insecurity remained top priority of this government, noting that all the needed resources would be provided to prosecute the war on terror in Borno and other criminal activities in different parts of the country.

He noted that the President had ordered that the battle should be taken to all the hideouts of the insurgents.

Governor Zulum urged the Federal Government to recruit more youths of the state into the armed forces and other security agents.

The governor also said the services of security forces from neighbouring countries should be engaged to clear the remnants of the insurgents from the shores of Lake Chad.

He called on the National Assembly to increase budgetary allocation to the region, noting that the N45 billion appropriated for capital projects to the North-East in the 2021 fiscal year was not enough.

Others in the delegation were Chief of Staff to the President, Prof Ibrahim Ganbari; ministers of Federal Capital Territory, Communications and Digital Economy, ministers of State for Agriculture and that of Works and Housing.

They also visited the Zabarmari community to condole with families of the victims.