Boko Haram: NSA, Service chiefs visit Yobe

The train of the National Security Adviser, (NSA), Major General Babagana Monguno and the Service Chiefs in company with the Inspector General of Police Solomon Arase on Saturday moved to Yobe State, another hotbed of the Boko Haram insurgency.

The NSA with his entourage who paid a courtesy call on Governor Ibrahim Gaidam at the Government House in Damaturu solicited the cooperation of the civilian society which according to him is very key in the end to the insurgency.


He explained that their decision to visit Yobe and Borno is in line with the mandate issued to them by President Mohamadu Buhari to ensure “a total finish to the madness called Boko Haram”.

According to him, people must be ready to give out information against the bad people among them since the insurgents are blended in the civilian population, adding that the military is more than committed and willing to ending the insurgency with the caliber of officers in the driver’s seat at the moment.

He said that their swift decision to also visit the Boko Haram  troubled states is to under-study and have an on the spot assessment of the equipment of troops and also meet with the political class to discuss critical areas for a better coordination of the fight.

In his remarks, the Yobe State Gov. Ibrahim Gaidam commended the political will of the present administration of Mohamadu Buhari in ending the insurgency in his state and the region at large.

The governor was particularly grateful to the cream of military brass the NSA led to the state describing it as the first in the history of the state and the fight against the Boko Haram menace.