Babagana Zulum, governor of Borno state, has accused some
Nigerian politicians and members of the armed forces of acting as informants
for Boko Haram insurgents.
Zulum made these allegations on Wednesday during an
interview on Breakfast Central, a programme on News Central Television.
“We have informants and collaborators within the Nigerian
armed forces, within the politicians, and within the communities. What we shall
do is to strengthen our intelligence and to deal with them ruthlessly,” Zulum
said.
The governor praised the federal government’s initiative to
establish forest guards, describing it as a potential game-changer.
He, however, noted that these guards should be recruited
from local communities within the states.
“This is very important, establishing forest guards will be
a game changer. But I want to give an early warning, that these forest guards
should be recruited from the communities within the states,” he said.
Addressing the issue of surrendered insurgents, the governor
said most of them have turn over a new leaf.
“I cannot completely say that 100% of those people who have
surrendered are doing the right thing, but I want to assure you that over 99%
are doing well and are not participating in the ongoing terrorism,” he said.
The governor stressed the importance of both kinetic and
non-kinetic strategies in tackling insurgency.
“Insurgency will never be ended by kinetic measures alone.
We must ensure that the non-kinetic measures are also properly put in place,”
Zulum said.
On April 8, Zulum said Borno state was losing ground to
terrorists following renewed attacks in some communities.
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