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Outside Maiduguri, nobody is safe in Borno – Dean of Borno Elders Forum, Prof Dikwa says

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January 5, 2021
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The insecurity in Borno state has been raised by Prof. Khalifa Dikwa, Dean of Borno Elders Forum.

Dikwa, during an interview on Channels Television, Dikwa, stressed that even when Boko Haram insurgents are not physically present, they psychologically disturbing the people.

He said;

“Even if they (Boko Haram) are not physically there, they are psychologically there, disturbing the people.

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“From time to time, they ride their motorcycles, come and harass them to pay levies and so on. Outside Maiduguri, no even five kilometers, nobody is safe. And they can strike at any time.”

Dikwa also alleged that the military did not heed to the advice of the Private Military Contractor (PMC) to man the country’s land borders after they had “decimated” Boko Haram in 2014.

He added;

“At that time, they (PMC) said, ‘okay, we have done our bit, the rest, it has to be political. Have dialogue at a position of strength.

“And that you should allow the other paramilitary, particularly the police, to take over the terrain that you have recaptured. You (military) move to the borders.”

“Unfortunately, the military has continued to usurp the role of the police which is not supposed to be so.”

The University Don who called for more collaboration among security agencies in the fight against insurgency, noted that the military alone cannot fight the terrorism in Borno State.

He added;

“If you put all the military inside Borno, it will contain it. It looks like there is no synergy between the security and defence agencies as if it is rivalry when they are actually working for this country and they signed to defend the people of this country and the territory.

“As a President, he should be able to stamp his feet to say ‘do the work, I am giving you one, two months maximum. If you don’t finish up this thing, submit your resignation letter.”

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