Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara, has donated some parts of the enclave of the Boko Haram, Sambisa forest, for the controversial Rural Grazing Area (RUGA) programme.

The governor also mobilised the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), Agro Rangers and hunters to secure the large expanse of the forest and make it safe for the scheme.

The allocated area (forest) covers six council areas of Konduga, Bama, Gwoza, Chibok, Damboa and Askira/Uba.

The governor made the decision public last Monday when he hosted the Shehu of Borno, Alhaji Garbai El-Kanemi, who paid him Sallah homage.


He said the deployment of agro rangers, vigilantes and hunters are to protect farmers and herders in their respective communities.

Umara told the monarch that the state government would also deploy an Emergency Rapid Response Team (ERRT), comprising of security personnel, to protect commuters and rural dwellers against Boko Haram insurgents and bandits.

According to the governor, “This administration is determined to strengthen the security architecture to encourage farming and herding activities across the state.


“We’re also distributing 80 patrol vehicles to the response team so that farmers, herders and commuters could move as well as travel within a radius of 30-40 kilometres of Maiduguri metropolis.”

Umaru said the security response team, comprises 500 troops and hunters that know the terrain of the forest.

On RUGA implementation, he said: “About 75 trained agro rangers and 300 hunters will also be mobilised next week to enable farmers cultivate their farmlands that were prevented by terrorists’ activities.


“The state government is determined to address the root causes of insurgency through improved security; fight against drug abuse and enhance food security with increased job creation among unemployed youths.”

He revealed that the state government had also embarked on vegetation and bush clearance of 187-kilometre Maiduguri-Damboa-Biu road, noting that the exercise would ensure safety of travelers and motorists to ease movements of goods and services in the state.

The governor also directed the immediate demolition of illegal structures in the metropolis, adding that the structures are suspected to be used by prostitutes and illicit drug dealers, and must be checked to sanitise the state capital.


In his response, the monarch, who commended the governor, called for an effective security measures along with the demolition of illegal hotels in Maiduguri.

Source: https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2019/08/14/borno-gov-donates-sambisa-forest-for-ruga/

He should donate more, more and more.

Since 1960...dis is the only gud news that came out of nigeria....abeg make dem use d entire north east.

Good Man. Keep it up

good one

Way to go

Why donate some parts of Sambisa forest? The governor should donate all. Boko Haram and Fulani herdsmen should be given enough battle field to kill themselves. They should make sure they kill themselves, none must survive that doom. Combination of terrorists.

This is the best comment i have heard since all this Ruga talk started, if the govt is really determined to end conflict and insecurity, let them chase boko haram out of sambisa and give the land to the fulanis and their cows, i swear no nigerian with brain will oppose this, but as usual it cannot happen at least not now, a govt that cannot protect itself, a police that brutalises it citizens at will without consequence, soldiers that collabo with terrorist and kidnappers, little wonder the police are being kidnapped and the soldiers are shooting police, i swear our armed forces are laughing stocks, i dont feel remorse when any of them bites the dust, let them continue forming james bond on legit and hardworking youths, the bush meat is one step away from eliminating the hunter.

That will be out of the Fulanization Agenda...the RUGA MUST be in SouthEast and SouthWest...any other place am not interested...More pepper soup please...

Any farmer willing to risk his life under the assurance of some 375 rangers n local desert vigilante against our own terror group ,should have himself to blame when bokoharam comes to collect youe life or left ear

Why demolish hotels.
Must they keep fucking children?
Why can't the pick up matured women of their own size

Kingosytex:


Why donate some parts of Sambisa forest? The governor should donate all. Boko Haram and Fulani herdsmen should be given enough battle field to kill themselves. They should make sure they kill themselves, none must survive that doom. Combination of terrorists.

aolawale025:
Good Man. Keep it up

donbachi:
Since 1960...dis is the only gud news that came out of nigeria....abeg make dem use d entire north east.

Ajagunsegun1:
good one

donbachi:
Since 1960...dis is the only gud news that came out of nigeria....abeg make dem use d entire north east.

The governor should donate the whole of Sambisa forest.

Choi!


This is what we call crossbreeding.. Now you won't know who is who.
Bokoharam can now commit atrocities under the guise of herdsmen

Watch how conservationist will now attack this great move because of trees that will be cut down.

They will forget the innocent lives that has been lost before this plan came up.

We can't satisfy everyone.

Voila!

Here we have it...So we do not need anyone bringing up the issue of RUGA in the East, West, Middle Belt.

Sambisa Forest (even 1 lil chunk of it) can conveniently house all the cows in the country

they can now farm and rear animals in a safe environment, thumbs up professor governor..

Buhari won't like this idea

Nice one

Allah Akbar, More of this pls .
Fegore forest in Kano should be next. Make them leave our Benue alone

No no no....
Local man won't be pleased with the news

But the governor smart oooo....

Local man Wan use sense organise friendly match btw Fulani herdsmwn and Boko Haram

Smart professor

".........The allocated area (forest) covers six council areas of Konduga, Bama, Gwoza, Chibok, Damboa and Askira/Uba.........."

Why is he donating the christian areas in Borno State for RUGA?

The plot continues.....

This governor will make a better president than buhari.




At last, something good is coming out of Borno.

Ruga meaning. They should make sure they kill themselves, none must survive that doom. Combination of terrorists.

Very generous of him, i think other northern states should follow suite so s/s can have a break . Tired of seeing cow feaces on the streets.

O ti towo ile bo






RUGA in sambisa

Smart G

Soooo sambisa dey there since na una dey disturb us for here hmmmm... Sambisa big reach for the whole RUGA project Boko haram has good slaughter men una fit open Abbatoir

I can see no other place perfect for this

Nice one governor

What were they waiting for?

Bokoharam should be rugaing herdsmen