Six governors of the North East geo-political zone have called on the Federal Government to incorporate the Nigerian police into the ongoing fight against terrorism in the region. Nigeria NorthEast Insecurity AntiTerrorism
The terrorism ignited by Boko Haram in 2009 has claimed over 36,000 lives and property worth over N3 trillion in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states.
“The police should be provided with strategic equipment like high velocity tear gas, trackers and Armoured Personnel Carriers ,” demanded the governors in the 11-point communiqué. Lamenting incessant attacks by bandits in the region, they urged the Federal Government to deploy state-of-the-art military hardware to the region.In another vein, the North East Development Commission has set up a N6 billion Education Endowment Fund .
In his remarks, the Chairman of NEDC, Maj.-Gen. Paul Tarfa , noted that since the commission came into being in 2019, considerable time and effort were devoted to providing relief to the communities and people displaced by the activities of terrorists in the North East.
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