Ndume Decries Boko Haram Attacks On Borno Communities

Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume (Borno South) has decried the continued attacks by Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists on communities, especially last Saturday attacks on Ashigashiya village in Gwoza local government area and Kopul village of Askira-Uba local government area in the senatorial district.

The attacks led to the killing of a physically-challenged person who was killed in a fire reportedly set by the terrorists at his house in Ashigashiya.

Many residential houses were also set ablaze with the looting of foodstuffs and livestock. In Kopul village, there was no casualty recorded, but many houses and shops were destroyed, with the displacement of many people who fled into the bush for safety.

Ndume, in an interview with our Correspondent in Maiduguri yesterday, commiserated with the victims of the attacks, as he reiterated his calls on the federal government to equip the military, police and other security agencies with sophisticated weapons to end Boko Haram atrocities.

He said, “Our Nigerian Armed Forces are doing their best in fighting Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists, but they are handicapped in terms of weapons.

“There is an urgent need for the federal government to train, equip, arm and motivate (TEAM) the military forces.

“Our military and other security agencies should have access to Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles, fighter jets and drones if we really want to end Boko Haram”, Ndume stated.

He, however, commended the Nigerian military and other security agencies, including members of the Civilian Joint Task Force, hunters/vigilantes, for their sacrifices and commitment to the fight against terrorism.

Ndume also lauded the Cameroonian Forces, who responded swiftly in repelling the Ashigashiya attack, which could have been more devastating.