Nigerian governor takes action as Boko Haram threatens take over of state

• Residents of Borno authorities connected Monday observed one-day fasting to question divine involution to extremity Boko Haram menace successful the state
• The spiritual workout came successful effect to a statewide broadcast by Governor Babagana Zulum, who urged each residents, Muslims and Christians, to accelerated and commune for bid successful Borno
• This was aft the politician banned the merchantability of alcohol, petrol and besides raised an alarm implicit the takeover of a cardinal LGA successful the authorities by the violent group

Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has implicit 2 years of acquisition covering governmental parties and movements.

Muslim and Christian faithful crossed Borno state observed a one-day fasting and supplication league aimed astatine ending the persistent Boko Haram attacks successful the state.

Governor Zulum seeks divine involution implicit Boko Haram attacks successful the state. Photo credit: Borno authorities government
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The spiritual workout was observed connected Monday, May 19, aft Governor Babagana Zulum, successful a state-wide broadcast connected Saturday, May 17, appealed to residents to embark connected a one-day accelerated to question divine involution successful the state’s combat against insurgency.

“In airy of our existent information challenges, I americium calling connected each residents of Borno State to unite successful a corporate enactment of religion and solidarity,” the politician said successful his address.”

Christians and Muslims accelerated to extremity Boko Haram terror

In effect to the governor’s call, the Borno authorities section of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), successful a connection signed by its secretary, Apostle Joshua Akeredolu, urged Christian faithful to enactment successful the fast.

Speaking with The Punch, connected Monday morning, Mahmud Abubakar, a Muslim resident, said helium had joined the accelerated successful hopes that God would intervene.

Governor Zulum urges nonmigratory successful Borno authorities to question God arsenic Boko Haram proceed with deadly attacks successful the North-East region. Photo credit: Borno authorities government
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“While our officers are doing their best, we civilians are backing them up with prayers, hoping God volition fortify them and assistance extremity this crisis. Our radical person died. This has to end,” helium said.

Another Muslim resident, Umar Khadija, said she began her accelerated soon aft the dawn supplication and intended to interruption it aft the Maghrib (evening) prayer.

“During crises, determination are galore approaches to becoming victorious. Seeking divine assistance is critical,” she said.

Pastor Oladipupo Adereti of Passion Life Christian Centre, Maiduguri, said the authorities was astatine a constituent wherever spiritual involution was needed.

“It takes the spiritual to reign and predominate the carnal for bid to prevail,” helium said.

Terrorism: Zulum bans merchantability of substance successful Bama LGA

Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that Governor Babagana Zulum banned petrol income successful Bama LGA, including Banki, to tackle increasing security threats successful Borno state.

The decision, according to the governor, followed consultations with information agencies and is simply a strategical determination successful Borno’s counterinsurgency operations.

Zulum ordered strict enforcement arsenic violators would look ineligible consequences careless of presumption oregon influence.

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Borno gov Zulum raises caller alarm

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Governor Babagana Zulum alerted the national authorities and the subject that lone 1 municipality remains nether authorities power successful Marte LGA of Borno state.

In a connection issued connected Sunday, Governor Zulum warned that Boko Haram and ISWAP insurgents are connected the verge of taking implicit the full 300 towns successful the LGA.

Governor Zulum appealed to President Bola Tinubu and the Nigerian Army to instrumentality swift and coordinated enactment to forestall the implicit illness of authorities power successful the area.

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Source: Legit.ng