The Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Tukur Buratai has disclosed that the Army shut off the supply of fertilizers to the Northeast states of Borno, Adamawa and Yobe in order to checkmate the production of Improvised Explosive Devices, IEDs by terrorist group, Boko Haram.
Buratai made the disclosure in Abuja on Monday while addressing the House Committee on Army during an investigative hearing on the prohibition of use of jerry cans for the purchase of petrol in Yobe and motorcycles in Adamawa state.
He however, urged the House to formally write for a reconsideration of the ban on petrol and fertilizers.
"Since they have been degraded, we won't allow our economic lives to be affected. We will look into the issue of allowing farmers to buy petroleum for their use. Even the issue of fertilizer, we control its supply. The issue can be handled," he said.
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