The Nigerian Army announced on Saturday it had re-opened all major highways linking Maiduguri, Borno State with other parts of the country after being shut for about three years due to suspected Boko Haram terrorist attacks.

Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, the Chief of Army Staff, announced this at the launch of Army Combat Motor Bikes in Damboa, headquarters of Damboa Local Government Area of the state.

Buratai said the Army will work towards securing the lives and properties of motorists plying the roads.
He said: “From today the roads – Maiduguri-Damboa and Damboa-Biu Highway – will be opened.
“The road is going to be entrusted into the hands of the Brigade Commander of the 25 Task Force Brigade.

“I do not want to hear any case of attack on innocent civilians or motorists on the road henceforth.
“Our troops will be on alert 24 hours to ensure that the road is kept open.”

Buratai said the Nigerian Army had also re-opened other highways, including the Maiduguri-Bama and Maiduguri-Mafa-Dikwa-Gamboru/Ngala roads.
He added: “All other major roads have been re-opened to motorists in the state.

“We are deliberate in ensuring that the roads are opened and the people that ply the roads and indeed the residents are safe.

“Those who left should come back.
“I know that the Borno State Government is doing something and the Federal Government is doing something too on the issue.”

Buratai explained that the launch of the Motor Bikes was aimed at beefing up security on the highways to prevent attacks on innocent persons.
He said: “I am here to formally launch the Motor Bike Battalion of the Nigerian Army.
“We see it as a first multiplier to the fight against the Boko Haram terrorists.

“We intend to use the Motor Bikes effectively to ensure that our roads are kept safe and the terrorists are pursued anywhere they go.”
Buratai added that the Motor Bikes were fitted with fire power and communication gadget for effectiveness.
He said: “This is a first multiplier with added fire power with the speed as well as the communication that is being added to the bikes.
“The reach of these Motor Bikes will be a very important element in ensuring that our troops maintain the initiatives and continue the exploit what they have so far achieved.



“So as the roads are re-opened now, people should be able to move freely and we will do our job to ensure that they are secured.”
Buratai also launched the posters of the second batch of the Boko Haram most wanted terrorists.
He said: “We are also launching the second batch of Boko Haram most wanted terrorists on our list.
“The choice of Damboa is not by accident.
“It is deliberate knowing the centrality of Damboa in this operation.

“The vigilantes here will play important role in identifying these terrorists.
“We will send the posters across the country to ensure that those that have run away will be fished out.

“We call on the public to look at the posters carefully, identify and report any person they can recognise and report accordingly.
“We want to appreciate the support of the public, indeed all Nigerians, because we received tremendous support in the first set of 100 pictures and many of them had been identified and arrested.
“Although we are still pursing some of them, we call on all Nigerians to support us by identifying these terrorists on these posters.”

instinctg:
a welcome development, meanwhile even the masquerades are celebrating

adipemcanis1:
Some improvement , thankfully.
But the war is not over yet. BH is still alive....and though cornered, remains dangerous.

WhoRUDeceiving:
Boko Haram was and is the creation of Northern power mongrels to destabilize the southern administration. SO not a big surprise

denkyw:
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mohince:



https://www.today.ng/news/national/86085/boko-haram-army-re-opens-borno-highways-three-years-after-closure

WhoRUDeceiving:
Boko Haram was and is the creation of Northern power mongrels to destabilize the southern administration. SO not a big surprise

Firefire:
Good news...

God bless NA.

modath:


Thanks for being gracious about this news...

One promise kept... God bless the NA & God bless FRN..

adipemcanis1:


And the Niger Delta Militants were a creation of the Niger Delta to destabilize Obasanjo's government, Yaradua's govt so that GEJ would take over....not so?

If what you said...and what I have said was the truth...then we may just laugh.

The group you know as Boko and the Militants were the creation of us Nigerians. We refused to develop a government of accountability, and we refused to develop an economic system based on hard work. Instead....we prefer to justify corruption, and we prefer share the money economics.

Now....look at the children of such policies. Blowing up pipelines and polluting the environment...so that they can get more money. Hardened thugs killing people in the name of religion....including people who practice the same religion as they do.

You Nigerians are in trobule because you are not interested in development. You want a Southern president for the same reason some people want a Northern president...because you want to chop money. Better get to work. Oil money don finish.

Firefire:


God bless Nigeria and grant her leaders wisdom.