Security
SIX North-East governors on Tuesday night called for continued collaboration among security agencies in the fight against insurgency in the sub-region.
The governors of Adamawa, Bauchi, Bomo, Gombe, Taraba and Yobe, who met under the auspices of North-East Governors Forum (NEGF), said the collaboration was necessary to sustain the current gains recorded in the war against insurgents.
In a communique signed by the forum’s Chairman, Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno at the end of its fifth meeting in Jalingo, the governors noted the general improvement in the security situation in the sub-region.
The forum called on the diplomatic community, partners and donor agencies supporting the subregion to activate the process of transiting from humanitarian aid to stabilizing the region and finding a permanent solution to the insurgency and banditry.
According to the communique, the transition would ensure sustainability and give the people the opportunity to help themselves out of poverty.
The forum also decried the negative impact of drug and narcotic substances in the region and the extent to which it aided the insurgency and other forms of criminality.
It called for support in the area of curtailing drug trafficking and enforcing narcotic control within the region and across the various borders.
While congratulating the new Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Maj.-Gen Farouk Yahaya, the NEGF condoled with President Muhammadu Buhari and the families of the late COAS, Lt.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru and the 10 others who died in a recent helicopter crash.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Governors Babagana Zulum of Borno, Darius Ishaku of Taraba, Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa and Bala Muhammed of Bauchi were at the meeting.
Others were Gov. Inua Yahaya of Gombe and the Deputy Governor of Yobe, Alhaji Idi Barde (NAN)
– July 7, 2021 @ 09:54 GMT |
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