Senator Ali Ndume has decried the rising spate of insecurity in Borno State.
While confirming attacks on two military formations that led to the death of two soldiers in Northern and Southern Borno, he said insecurity is on the increase.
“It is really terrible the renewed Boko Haram attacks in Borno, especially in Southern Borno Senatorial District. As I speak, many communities in Gwoza, Askira-Uba, Chibok, Damboa, Biu, Hawul have been witnessing a series of attacks, destruction, and looting of property without confrontation by our security forces,” he said.
“It is also unfortunate that these attacks are coming at a time when Governor Babagana Zulum is making frantic efforts to reopen the Maiduguri-Damboa-Biu Road, which connects about five local government areas in my constituency to Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.
“With these series of renewed attacks, even the only route which is the Maiduguri- Damaturu- Buni Yadi- Biu road is now unsafe, which means for now, if anyone from Biu, Hawul, Shani, Bayo, Kwaya Kusar and other local government areas want to come to Maiduguri, he/she has to follow through Gombe state and spend over 12 hours journey instead of two hours due to closure of alternative routes.
“Look at what happened yesterday, I was just informed today that Boko Haram terrorists have attacked an Army formation in Wajirko. Another landmine explosion had occured along the same routes which killed some soldiers, while the Brigade Commander was among the victims who sustained injuries.”
Borno has been battling insurgency for over 10 years.
It was reported that Armed Boko Haram terrorists raided the Wajirko army formation in the Damboa Local Government Area and another formation in Wulgo village in Gamboru Ngala, a border LGA in Borno.
The report stated that no fewer than two soldiers were feared dead as the convoy of the newly deployed Brigade Commander ‘Operation Hadin Kai’ deployed to Damboa LGA stepped on an IED planted by terrorists along Maiduguri- Damboa-Biu road.
The new Commander was among those who sustained injury during the explosion.
According to the report, the ambush was carried out simultaneously in the Wajirko and Wulgo formations on Monday which dislodged troops.
The Wulgo Army formation comprises of multinational troops from Nigeria and Cameroon at the Nigeria -Cameroon border town.
