Borno State governor, Babagana Zulum, on Sunday blamed the ongoing Boko Haram insurgency in his state on porous borders linking Nigeria with neighbouring Chad, Cameroun and Niger republics.
The governor made the assertion during his interactions with some newsmen in Abuja after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari over the security situation in the state.
Recall that Boko Haram insurgents had last week attacked villages in Gubio and Magumeri council areas of Borno.
Zulum lamented that the crisis was worsened by the participation of suspected foreign elements from Morocco, Algeria, Sudan and Libya.
“One peculiar problem we have in Borno is that it shares borders with three countries – Republic of Niger, Republic of Chad as well as the Republic of Cameron. You can understand these borders and their proximity to Morocco, Algeria, Sudan and Libya. It is a sub-Saharan region thing, it is very difficult to man such area,” he lamented.
The governor regretted that the insurgency, which began in his locality, had virtually cut across all ethnic groups in the country.
“Yes, Boko Haram started in our own place. Yes, I admit that most of them are from my tribe, but I believe their composition now cuts across almost every ethnic group in Nigeria, most importantly, the expatriates. We have people from other countries that have joined them,” he asserted.
“Yes, Boko Haram started in our own place. Yes, I admit that most of them are from my tribe, but I believe their composition now cuts across almost every ethnic group in Nigeria, most importantly, the expatriates. We have people from other countries that have joined them,” he asserted.