Senator representing Borno South in the National Assembly, Ali Ndume, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to increase efforts to secure the release of over 400 residents of Ngoshe, in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State.
Ndume made an appeal in a statement on Monday.
Insurgent had attacked the community last month, destroying
buildings and abducting residents.
Meanwhile, the military has since recovered the community
from the terrorists.
In a fresh appeal, Ndume urged the Federal Government to
complement the Borno State government in the resettlement of displaced
residents, whom he noted are willing to return to the community considering the
military presence.
“It is on record that the Nigerian Army had since recovered
Ngoshe from the insurgents and now occupies it. Those who were lucky to have
escaped from their villages now seek refuge in Pulka.
“It is appalling that those of us in authority at the
federal level have not met the expectations of our people in fulfillment of
this sacred duty of securing lives and property, as enshrined in the Nigerian
Constitution.
“We call on the Federal Government to take urgent and prompt
actions to secure the release of over 400 residents of Ngoshe in captivity.
“We appeal to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration
to set machinery in motion for the reconstruction of the Ngoshe community,
which has been totally destroyed by the insurgents.
“The Federal Government should urgently support the Borno
State Government that has already released N100 million for immediate
reconstruction, resettlement, and rehabilitation of Ngoshe.
“The President should mandate its agencies like the National
Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), the Ministry for Humanitarian Affairs and
Poverty Reduction, the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA), and the
Ministry of Housing to move into the Ngoshe community to support the state
government.
“From my interactions with the people, they have indicated
their willingness to go back to Ngoshe immediately and live in improvised tents
before their houses are rebuilt in Ngoshe. The people really want to go back
and live in camp in Ngoshe instead of Pulka.”
He commended what he called “the gallantry of men and
officers of the Nigerian Army who had exhibited unusual patriotism as they
remained resilient not to surrender to the evil activities of the insurgents
amidst the inadequacies of the Federal Government to meet their expectations in
terms of Training, Equipment, Ammunition & Motivation (TEAM)”.
The former Chairman of the Senate Committee on Army equally
tasked the international community, particularly the United States, to beam
their searchlight on three black spots in Borno State – Sambisa Forest, Mandara
Mountains, and the Lake Chad region, an axis acknowledged as a haven of the
terrorists, from where they always launch attacks.
“We urge the Nigerian Armed Forces, supported by the United
States Army, to ensure that its actions are sustainable, not intermittent,
until the terrorists have been wiped out.
“Finally, I want to reiterate my advocacy on the adoption of
what I call the TEAM. It means Training, Equipment, Ammunition, and
Mobilization of the Nigerian Armed Forces to ensure maximum output from them.”
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