Boko Haram weakened, not defeated – Northern governors chairman 

Gombe State Governor and Chairman of the Northern States Governors’ Forum, Inuwa Yahaya, has said Boko Haram insurgents person been weakened but not wholly defeated.

Yahaya spoke connected Saturday astatine the 13th gathering of the forum successful Maiduguri, Borno State, wherever helium identified insecurity arsenic 1 of the large challenges inactive confronting bluish Nigeria.

“Boko Haram has been weakened but not defeated, and we inactive spot attacks connected our communities. Banditry and communal clashes are emerging arsenic caller threats,” helium said.

The politician said persistent insecurity had made it hard for galore radical displaced by unit to safely instrumentality to their communities.

He besides expressed interest implicit the dilatory gait of large improvement projects planned for the region, including the Mambilla hydropower project, determination railway connections and broadband expansion.

Yahaya said the North was besides facing important challenges successful healthcare and acquisition contempt advancement recorded successful immoderate areas implicit the past six years.

Reflecting connected the enactment of the North East Governors’ Forum successful Gombe successful March 2020, helium said the inaugural was driven by the request for co...