Zulum in Kirawa on Friday
…approves hospital, water facilities, others
Following the recent attack on the Border Community of Kirawa in Gwoza LGA of Borno State, Governor Babagana Zulum has tasked the military on the need to scale up its attacks to contain the raising insurgents raids in the state.
Zulum made the call during a visit to Kirawa on Friday to assessed situation in the embattled community.
Zulum stressed the need for the Nigerian Armed Forces to scale up military operations in the state to avert the possibility of terrorists reversing the gains recorded so far.
“I am appealing to the Nigerian Armed Forces to be more committed. Above all, we need military operations. For sometime, military operations were not conducted in Borno State,” he observed.
According to Zulum, this has been instrumental to the renewed insurgency.
“We need to take note of one very important thing, continued military operations. There is a need for us to sustain our military operations,” Zulum stressed.
The governor further announced concrete steps to improve security in the area, adding that plans are underway to deploy additional security personnel and establish a new Civilian JTF post to enhance surveillance and rapid response capabilities in and around Kirawa.
The governor while in Kirawa approved the immediate construction of a new hospital, water facilities, and other essential infrastructure for the community.
He sympathised with residents over the tragic incident and condemned the attack in the strongest terms, while assuring the people of his administration’s commitment to their safety and well-being.
Zulum travelled to Kirawa by road in company of the commander of 26 Task Force Brigade, Brig. Gen. N. I. Abdullahi, some state and national lawmakers, and senior government officials.
