Some inhabitants of Borno state booed President Muhammadu Buhari as his entourage lay step into Maiduguri on Wednesday.
Buhari, on his arrival from African Union summit in Ethiopia last Friday, headed straight to Borno to sympathize with the people over the recent Boko Haram attack.
At Auno, near Maiduguri on Sunday. Where about 30 people were killed
As the president Entourage lay step into Maiduguru. some inhabitants decry in Hausa: “Bama so!” “Bamayi!”, which means “We don’t want; we’re not interested.”
Unlike his previous visits to the state, when crowds lined up on the streets, with the chant of “Sai baba!”
Following the recent dreadful inhuman incident in which Boko Haram insurgents killed several travellers.
President Muhammadu Buhari has aboard Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to pay a condolence visit to the government and people of the State.
As he was scheduled to return today.
Since he left Abuja last Friday to attend the Thirty-third (33rd) Ordinary Session of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa.
The president Muhammadu Buhari in his statement issued by his media aide, Garba Shehu, commiserated with family of victims of attacks in Maiduguri, assured them that his administration will continually frustrate the devilish operations of Boko Haram, and bring it to an end.
About 18 vehicles were burnt in Boko Haram’s fresh attack in Borno State.
Mayhem unleashed in Borno, as Boko Haram insurgents kill 30 travelers, abduct women and children.
No less than 30 travelers have been killed in a fresh attack at Auno, a town that is 20 kilometres from Maiduguri, the Borno state capital.
According to Dogo Shettima, a Special Assistant to Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, the travelers were brutally murdered, and 30 women including children, were kidnapped, as Boko Haram insurgents unleashed mayhem in the state on Sunday 9 February, 2020.
Governor Babagana Zulum, visited the scene today, 10th February 2020, where the insurgents attacked passengers and burnt down vehicles and felt sympathy for the lives and property lost.
Shettima further stated, not less than 18 vehicles were burnt at the scene of the attack by the Boko Haram insurgents.
He further disclosed that Zulum has paid a visit to the scene of the incident, where he expressed the state government’s commitment and that of the federal government to end insurgency in the country.
In a statement by the Chief Army Staff, General Tukur Buratai. He explained why the Nigerian army has not been able to wipe out the terrorist group who commenced the insurgency against the Nigerian State since 2009.
He said that, the insurgency leaders and recruiters live in communities and mix with the populous inhabitants, adding that the terrorists have been able to operate for many years because of their mode of operation; use of propaganda and hardcore ideology.
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