Borno Trains 800 Youths For Civilian JTF



Borno state government yesterday took the battle to end the four years Boko Haram crisis, as it flagged off an orientation exercise for 800 youth vigilante members, popularly called Civilian JTF, that have been in the vanguard of hunting down members of the outlawed sect.
Flagging off the exercise, tagged Borno Youth Empowerment Scheme (BOYES), Governor Kashim Shettima said that government was gradually setting a stage by training volunteer youths, popularly called Civilian JTF, in partnership with the National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) towards ensuring effective state policing.

Shettima said government regarded the youth volunteers, now BOYES, as the greatest assets of Borno because of their zeal and commitment towards ensuring the immediate return of peace in the state.

He explained that the aim of the BOYES is to “ensure our youths discover or rediscover their potentials, enhance these potentials with necessary skills, indoctrinate them into having a better organised love for their fatherland, make them conscious of what goes within and around them, train them to be conscious of the security of wider civilian population without taking laws into their hands so that they can lawfully help in policing their own communities.”

Continuing further, he said: “I am assuring you that, after this batch, we would again train another set of 800 youth and would continue so as to make sure that they are adequately compensated for their sacrifice for the peace of Borno state.

Speaking on behalf of the youth volunteers, Yusuf Garba expressed gratitude to the governor for his support to Borno youths, adding that since their camping at the NYSC camp, they have witnessed tremendous changes in their behavioural attitude in comparison to their old life style.

Intrepid!:
Who's the short fellow in the picture? Their mascot?

kabba7: Why is the Nigerian system so cruel? Sending youths to their immineth death knowing that each ĄЙd̶̲̥̅̊ every military person has been sufficiently weakened as the ATM machine nick named JTF has since ran out of cash no thanks to Mr. Jonathan ĄЙd̶̲̥̅̊ his gang of looting governors & minister,advisers etc they now want to send Borno youths to the grave yards .
Let no junkie say What has Ebele got to do with this nonsence because it carries his signature!!

Allah ya isha

Meanwhile, Shettima while flagging of the exercise, tagged: Borno Youth Empowerment Scheme (BOYES), Shettima said government was gradually setting a stage by training volunteer youths in collaboration with the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) towards ensuring a comprehensive state policing.

The governor, who commended the youths for their effort in bringing back peace to the state capital, Maiduguri, said: “The aim of the BOYES is to ensure our youth discover or rediscover their potentials, enhance these potentials with necessary skills, indoctrinate them into having a better organised love for their fatherland, make them conscious of what goes within and around them, train them to be conscious of the security of wider civilian population without taking laws into their hands so that they can lawfully help in policing their own communities."

“These youth have demonstrated extra-ordinary courage and love for Borno State. They are like soldiers who return from the war front and should be integrated into the larger society. We are training them to be conscious of the security situation around them. We are training about 632 in the first batch and after their training we would ensure that they are properly engaged.”

In an effort to tackle unemployment and reduce crimes in Borno State, Governor Kashim Shettima has declared automatic employment for all the vigilante youths under training with the state high- powered committee on youth rehabilitation and orientation headed by the deputy governor, Alhaji zanna umar Mustapha, yesterday in Maiduguri.

Governor Shettima made the declaration when he sworn in the 800 unemployed youths drafted from the existing Civilian JTF in the state, for special training by the security operatives in collaboration with the NYSC officials and NDLEA including the military and paramilitary officials selected from various security operatives in the state for a 3-week period vigorous training.

The Borno State Government yesterday flagged off orientation programme for 800 youth vigilantes popularly known as civilian Joint Task Force (JTF) who are helping security agencies to hunt for Boko Haram members.

The youths are mostly from Maiduguri, Jere and Biu which have been worst affected by the insurgency.

Governor Kashim Shettima who flagged off the programme named Borno Youths Empowerment Scheme (BOYES) in Maiduguri applauded their efforts as laudable in the fight against the Boko Haram insurgents.

The governor said: “Today we gathered to start what I will call the implementation of an all-inclusive blueprint that is aimed at transforming our youths into becoming more productive. By bringing together this first batch of 800 youths drawn from about 10 units within Jere, Metropolitan and 50 each from Biu, Bama, Damboa Konguga, Kaga local government areas.’’