Mr Zulum wondered why the Army has not been able to secure Baga despite the number of troops deployed for over a year....
The Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has expressed his displeasure to the Nigerian Army over an attack on his convoy by suspected Boko Haram gunmen in Baga, a town in Kukawa local government of the state on Wednesday.Addressing the Army’s commanding officer in Mile 4,
“You have been here for over one year now, there are 1,181 soldiers here; if you cannot take over Baga which is less than 5km from your base, then we should forget about Baga. I will inform the Chief of Army Staff to redeploy the men to other places that they can be useful,” Mr Zulum was quoted by Channels TV as saying.Also reacting to the incident, the Northern Governors Forum, through its chairman, Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State, described the attack as “callous and reprehensible.
It added that “An investigation is also in progress to identify the circumstances that led to the attack,” he said. Musa however, said that the attack was an isolated and most unfortunate incident wing to the fact that normalcy had since been restored to Baga with socioeconomic activities picking up.
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