Sen. Ali Ndume.
Boko Haram terrorists have taken over three communities in Borno State, Ali Ndume, the Senator representing Borno South Senatorial District, has cried out.
Senator Ndume made this know no when he featured on ‘Politics Today’, a programme on Channels Television on Friday, saying there were no civil authorities in those areas, which are being governed by terrorists.
Said Ndume: “What we are saying is that there is no civil authority there, and the authority is Boko Haram”.
The lawmaker, who has been in the Senate for 16 years, listed the areas as Gudumbali (in Guzamala LGA), Marte, and Abadam.
He added that the security agencies were not properly equipped to tackle the insurgency, which he said was beginning to fester in the North-East State.
His comment came a few days after the Borno State governor, Babagana Zulum, decried the rising spate of insecurity in the area.
The Governor lamented that the State was losing ground in the fight against Boko Haram, asking for help.
Stated the Governor, a fact Ndume agrees with: “As I address this important gathering today, it is unfortunate that the renewed Boko Haram attacks and kidnappings in many communities almost on a daily basis without confrontation signalled that Borno State is losing ground”.
The vocal APC lawmaker said there had been hundreds of attacks in Borno State since the beginning of the year.
Added he: “From November last year till date, there were over 250 attacks in the State, and somebody is saying we should ignore the Governor.
“We have lost more than 100 soldiers, nearly 300 civilians even though our soldiers gallantly killed 800 of those terrorists within this period”.
