The government of Borno State, northeast Nigeria has declared that it plans to build trenches around vulnerable villages in the state to protect the people from Boko Haram attacks.
Governor Kashim Shettima made the disclosure on Saturday during a tour to assess the damages done to some of the communities by the terrorists.
The governor while sympathizing with the people also assured of his readiness to act proactively to defend their lives and property.
“We will construct trenches around the entry points to prevent the terrorists from carrying out attacks.We will also fortify the areas by providing more security personnel to watch over the areas,’’ he said.
Shettima also pledged to assist the who have lost houses and loved ones, even as he expressed optimism that the insurgency would soon become history.
“We are on the right path and God is with us. God willing; we will defeat them,’’ he said.
Earlier, Mallam Bulama Dawari, the district head of Ari Dawari, a community regularly raided by Boko Haram had desperately appealed to the governor to help secure his people who were on the verge of fleeing the village.
His words ;
“Our village is just 3km from Maiduguri, the state capital, but we are not safe. The insurgents carry out their attacks on our community at will; my people are already packing their belongings to leave.
“Our community is made up of farmers who depend solely on subsistence agriculture. But without adequate security, we will have to leave because our lives are no longer safe,”
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