BY NEWS DESKK
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has resettled over 40 villages and towns to their ancestral homes, a milestone in the efforts to reintegrate internally displaced persons (IDPs) and refugees forced out by Boko Haram insurgents.
Speaking at a dinner organized by the Theatre Commander, Operation Hadin Kai, in honor of the new Chief of Army Staff, in Maiduguri on Saturday.
The governor revealed that this achievement was made possible within a 10-month period with the support of the Nigerian armed forces.
Represented by the commissioner of information and internal security, Prof. Usman Tar, the governor noted that when he assumed office in 2019, about 2.5 million Borno indigenes, mostly comprising vulnerable women, children, and the elderly, were displaced from their ancestral homes due to the Boko Haram crisis.
But so far, almost half of this number has been resettled, with the governor aiming to resettle all displaced indigenes of Borno.
Gov. Zulum appealed to the Chief of Army Staff to support his mass resettlement efforts, emphasizing the need for continued collaboration between the state government and the military.
He commended the troops for their support and assured his partnership in both kinetic and non-kinetic approaches to combat insurgency in the state.
The governor's resettlement efforts are part of his administration's projection to return all displaced persons to their ancestral homes, restoring normalcy and stability to the state.