The Yobe State Government has said there is
no part of the state currently under the
occupation of the Boko Haram insurgents.
Governor Ibrahim Gaidam stated this in
Damaturu while receiving a delegation from
Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, who delivered
relief materials to the state.
Mr. Gaidam, who was represented by the
Secretary to the State Government, Baba
Malam-Wali, said the areas initially taken
over by the insurgents had been liberated by
the military.
“Presently, there is no part of the state that
is under the control of insurgency. Plans are
in the pipeline to relocate Internally
Displaced Persons (IDPs) back to their
communities,” he said.
Mr. Gaidam said that the state had over
300,000 IDPs out of which 280,000 were
living in host communities.
“We are awaiting clearance from security
agencies who are mopping up the areas of
explosive devices to give us the go ahead to
commence relocation of the IDPs,” he said.
The governor commended the NPA for
providing assistance to support displaced
persons in the state.
Isa Suwaid, leader of the NPA delegation,
said the management assisted the IDPs with
immediate and basic needs to cushion their
hardships.
Mr. Isa said 150 mattresses, 500 pieces of
blanket, 200 jerry cans of vegetable oil, 100
bags of beans, 100 bags of maize; 100 bags
of millet and 1,500 nylon mats were donated
to the state through the National Emergency
Management Agency, NEMA.
Also, the Acting Chairman, Gujba Local
Government in the state, Mai Musa, said
people who fled the area due to the Boko
Haram insurgency, had returned to their
respective communities and engaged in
irrigation farming.
Mr. Musa disclosed this in an interview with
the News Agency of Nigeria in Damaturu.
He said residents of Wagir, Nyakire, Mutai,
Buni Gari, Gujba, Katarko and Garin Itace,
who fled their communities had mostly
returned.
“The people have engaged in irrigation
farming in most of the communities, while
business activities have picked up in the
village markets,” he said.
The chairman said except Buni Yadi,
headquarters of the local government, most
of the communities had returned and
engaged in various means of livelihood.
“As you know, Buni Yadi, has since been
liberated and occupied by the security but,
they have yet to be authorised by the
residents to return.
“Although the people are anxious to go back,
the security forces are still clearing the town
to ensure that it is free from explosive
devices that might have been planted by the
insurgents when they occupied the town,” he
said.
Mr. Musa also said trading activities had
improved in Wagir, adding, “we have
recorded increase in livestock trade in Wagir
after the liberation of the area’’.
He commended the military/civilian
relationship in the liberated communities,
saying it had strengthened mutual trust
between the army and the host
communities.
“Members of the host communities have
constituted vigilance groups working closely
with the army and this has recorded
tremendous success in identifying the
insurgents and effectively fighting them,” the
chairman said.
He said the resettlement of people in the
reclaimed areas had consolidated the
success recorded by the military over
insurgents.
He, however, lamented the destruction of
public and private structures in the affected
areas during the occupation of the
insurgents.
“Boreholes, schools, hospitals and private
properties were either burnt or vandalised.
“There is the urgent need for government,
international organisations, donor agencies
and philanthropists to contribute and
support the resettlement, reconstruction and
rehabilitation of the people,” the chairman
said.
(NAN)


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This people don start again! Must u say it!!! Like say na una dem de kill, e for good...

Liar Mohammed said that they have "technically knocked out" Boko Haram, them come prove am sooo wrong! You now, you de talk say dem don liberate Yobe...you go make dem vex again oo

Na only God go dey punish una if una dey use people lives dey lie for political gains.

However, if what you said is the truth, may God bless all una wey make am possible.

idontbelieveinpropaganda.