By Ndahi Marama
The 185 kilometre, km Maiduguri – Damboa – Biu road, which had been closed for the past one year following incessant Boko Haram insurgents’ attacks on motorists has been reopened following the orders of the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai.
Consequently, people of Damboa, Chibok, Askira-Uba, Hawul, Biu, Gwoza, Kwaya Kusar, Shani and Bayo Local Government Areas, LGAs of Southern Borno including some communities in Adamawa State would heave a sigh of relief as they can now reach their destinations within hours or a day, instead of spending two days before reaching places like Chibok or Damboa.
Speaking at the official reopening ceremony, Lt. Gen Buratai said the road which was first opened on February 27, 2016, but had to be closed for troops to curtail the incessant attacks on commuters by insurgents.
Recall that governor Babagana Zulum had recently vowed to ply the road should the military refuse to reopen it.
But speaking at the ceremony,…
Source: Vanguard Newspaper
