By Christiana Ekpa
The House of Representatives on Tuesday, asked the Nigerian Army to immediately mobilize troops to communities in Borno and Yobe states to neutralize the terrorists the recent attacked on the communities and restore normalcy to the villages.
The House equally condemned the terrorist attack on farmers in Borno communities, killing several of them, while many are still missing.
The House while adopting the motions of urgent public importance by Hon. Ahmed Satomi (APC, Borno) and Lawan Shettima Ali (APC, Yobe), the House asked the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), North East Development Commission, and the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs to as a matter of urgency mobilize humanitarian and relief materials to the affected communities.
Presenting the motion, Hon. Satomi informed the House that on Saturday, 4th November, heavily armed Boko Haram terrorists attacked Zabarmari farmers working in their rice fields in the villages killing several of them.
He said the attack was carried out by terrorists less than 20 kilometres from Maiduguri, the Borno State capital
He expressed concern about the dynamic and strategy deployed by these terrorists’ attackers who were on motorcycles, divided themselves into three groups, and attacked not with guns but rather used cutlasses and knives to stab and butcher the victims.
He said Security forces and Civilian Joint Task Force groups in the Nigerian northeast of Borno have recovered 9 dead bodies while the search continues in a bid to find more people who are still missing.
According to him, in spite of the terrorist attack of Saturday, November 4, and the current search and rescue operations which are still ongoing, another attack and massacre of about 50 persons was again carried out on the night of Sunday, November 5.
Hon. Satomi said that if urgent and drastic steps are not taken, the area may be overrun by terrorists with attendant dire consequences.
