The Chairman, Senate Committee on Army, Senator Ali Ndume (Borno South), says part of the solution to insurgency in the North east is for the citizens not to give up or be overwhelmed by the atrocities of Boko Haram insurgents
Ndume said this on Tuesday said this while briefing newsmen after plenary on his Bill seeking to establish Federal College of Education Gwoza, Borno State, which passed second reading on the floor of the Senate.
He said that Boko Haram insurgency is resurging in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa, but the activities of the terrorists should not stop the establishment of more educational institutions in Borno South, which, he said, had existed without a higher institution of learning despite its size and population.
“Last week 30 soldiers were killed in Mainok on the highway. Yesterday (Monday) just 30km from Maiduguri, the town was overrun by Boko Haram. It took concerted effort of the armed forces but we lost a major and two soldiers. The samething happen in Rann,” he said.
“Part of the solution is not to give up and not to show the insurgents that Nigerians are overwhelmed but to show that despite their terrorist acts and their stance against western education, more institutions would be established.”
