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Zulum Furious Over Routine Attacks On Maiduguri-Damaturu Highway

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<p><&excl;-- BEGIN THEIA POST SLIDER --><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"qBFHmPdI" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>Borno Governor&comma; Professor Babagana Umara Zulum on Monday visited Jakana&comma; one of the major towns along Maiduguri-Damaturu highway&comma; during which he expressed serious anger what has become routine attacks on travelers and villagers by Boko Haram&comma; part of which was Friday’s abduction of over 30 travelers&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"jkiS6SnB" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>Zulum said it was disappointing that majority of the attacks within the last two years&comma; took place between Auno and Jakana&comma; a distance of about 20 kilometers&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;I have had occasions to defend the Nigerian military in order to boost the morale of commanders and their troops at the front lines because I know the true picture of things &period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;nigeriantracker&period;com&sol;2020&sol;12&sol;16&sol;boko-haram-tinubu-visits-zulum-wants-military-to-change-strategy&sol;">Boko Haram&colon; Tinubu visits Zulum&comma; wants military to change strategy<&sol;a><&sol;p><div class&equals;"K5lciYP4" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block&semi; text-align&colon;center&semi;" &NewLine; data-ad-layout&equals;"in-article" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"fluid" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"6550225277"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>However&comma; I am really disappointed that despite all support from both the federal government and from us in Borno state&comma; our military is failing to secure an area of 20 kilometers&comma; which is the distance between Auno and Jakana&period; And incidentally&comma; majority of Boko Haram’s attacks along this Maiduguri-Damaturu-Kano road&comma; keeps happening between Auno and Jakana&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad1" id&equals;"quads-ad1" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The Governor said if the military cannot secure 20 kilometers&comma; how can they keep us with the hope they will defeat the Boko Haram&quest;” Zulum said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The governor also berated the army and his own state government established rapid response squad which combines well equipped policemen&comma; vigilantes and local hunters&comma; for lack of visibility along the Maiduguri-Damaturu road&comma; which he thought&comma; makes it feasible for Boko Haram to keep running their show in the same axis and on multiple occasions&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;With all you &lpar;journalists&rpar; we drove from Maiduguri to here&comma; Jakana&period; We did not see soldiers on the road&comma; we did not see even our own rapid response squad on this road and they were trained&comma; employed&comma; kitted and paid to protect all Nigerians within their areas of operation and these Nigerians include travelers plying this busy and important road” the governor noted&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He recalled that this year alone&comma; the insurgents carried out many attacks along Maiduguri-Damaturu-Kano road&comma; including the one in February&comma; in which over 30 persons including nursing mother and an infant were burnt to death as travelers&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Zulum however assured residents along the road that he was going to immediately hold a security meeting and hopefully come up with more measures to secure the highway&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The governor urged citizens to continually support the military by sharing information that would generate credible intelligence on the activities of insurgents&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;-- END THEIA POST SLIDER -->&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad5" id&equals;"quads-ad5" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; 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