Insecurity: Some Insurgents Hell-Bent We Don’t Regain Peace, Zulum Speaks on ISWAP Attack
- Governor Babagana Zulum has reacted to the killings of a brigadier-general nd some Army officers
- According to the governor, some of the insurgents disturbing the country don't want peace to return to Borno state
- Meanwhile, the governor says he is grateful for the sacrifices of the military officers that laid their lives for the country
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Borno state governor, Babagana Zulum has commiserated with the military over the death of some officers and soldiers killed in the state.
Recall that Dzarma Zirkusu, a brigadier-general and commander of the army 28 task force brigade, and three other soldiers were killed in an ambush by the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP).
Source: UGC
In a statement issued by Isa Gusau, the governor's spokesperson, Borno is grateful for the sacrifices of the troops.
He said:
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“Today’s unfortunate incident in Askira-Uba local government area reminds us that while our military, other armed forces, volunteers and all stakeholders make combined severe efforts towards peace-building; while many insurgents surrender their arms to tow the path of peace and while reclaimed communities witness the return of peace and access to livelihoods, some insurgents are hell-bent on ensuring we do not fully regain peace,” he said
“The goal of these categories of insurgents should challenge us to remain focused and ceaselessly commit ourselves to supporting our troops in many ways, particularly with logistics on the part of Government, and with credible information and prayers on the part of all of us as people of Borno State. We must always affirm our fates in our armed forces, while the armed forces must remain up and doing.
“We must always recognize what we already know, that insurgents are always plotting with the elements of surprise. Our troops must redouble efforts to be ahead of insurgents. I salute our troops for the resistance put up today. I salute troops who mobilized to provide reinforcement. I salute the sacrifices of some officers and men we lost today and share the grieves of the immediate families and the Nigerian military.
“We thank these fallen heroes for their supreme sacrifices to the Nigerian Nation. The people of Borno will remain forever grateful to them and all fallen heroes and will remain fully supported of gallant troops currently operating in front lines.”
Revenge Mission: How Brigadier General, 3 soldiers were killed by ISWAP terrorists in Borno
In another report, Legit.ng had reported that a suspected group of terrorists Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) on Saturday, November 13, killed Brigadier-General Dzarma Zirkushi, the commander of the 28 Task Force Brigade, Chibok local government area of Borno state. Sources have said.
The terrorists killed the gallant officer, alongside three other soldiers, while on their way to reinforce troops at Bungulwa village, near Askira Uba local government area which came under series of attacks on Saturday and other days last week.
Sources revealed that the insurgents who were on a revenge mission following the killing of one of their top commanders at Kalangal village of Askira Uba have succeeded in attacking Nigerian troops in Askira Uba, Ngamdu, Buniyadi and different locations in the North East.
Borno Deputy Speaker opens up on how ISWAP fighters burnt his brother’s house
Meanwhile, Legit.ng had earlier reported that the deputy speaker of Borno state House of Assembly, Abdullahi Askira has decried an attack on his brother's house by some insurgents.
Askira said some fighters under the Islamic State West Africa Provinces (ISWAP) attacked his community and burnt his elder brother's house.
It was reported that the lawmaker said that his brother's house located in Chan Chan Dana Community in Askira Uba local government area was completely razed by the insurgents on Wednesday, November 10.
Source: Legit.ng
