Buhari Has Improved Borno State’s Security Situation – Gov. Babagana Zulum

President Muhammadu Buhari has done well in handling Borno’s security challenges, Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has said.

Governor Babagana Umara Zulum recently revealed this while addressing northern elders from the Arewa Consultative Forum in Maiduguri, who were led by the chairman of the forum’s board of trustee, Ambassador Shehu Malami and the forum’s executive chairman, Chief Audu Ogbeh.

According to him, despite the recent killings of farmers and other attacks, statewide records on the 27 local government areas since 2011, PMB has still done his best to eradicate the security problem in his state.

He added that before Buhari came into power, there were a number of local government that were no-go-areas, and even emirs were all in exile.

His words, “From statewide statistics on affairs in the 27 local government areas since 2011, the fact is that despite the recent happenings in Borno State, the security situation in Borno State and indeed that of the Entire North East Sub-region is still far better under Buhari, and this is based on records.

“For instance, unlike the years before Buhari when a number of local government were no-go-areas, we now have citizens led by our traditional rulers, safely back to Bama, Gwoza, Askira-Uba, Dikwa, Ngala, Monguno, Kukawa, Damboa, Konduga, Mafa, all of which no one could visit not talk of living there. Our emirs were all in exile. Today, Bama is coming back to live and so is Askira-Uba, Damboa, Gwoza and others. Live is even returning go Baga.”

“This was impossible before Buhari. In fact, it was not possible to move a few kilometres out of Maiduguri.

“Insurgents were so bold to attack and take over military facilities like the army barrack at Monguno, Bama, Giwa Barrack and Multinational Joint Task Force Headquarters at Baga to mention just a few.

“There were daily attacks bomb blasts in many parts of Maiduguri, the most populated part of the state but all of these have stopped under Buhari. These are the records and no one can dispute these records.”