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By Emmanuel Elebeke & Inusa Marama – Maiduguri
The Executive Governor of Borno state, Prof. Babagana Zulum, says his administration would join hands with Federal government to leverage on the ongoing surrender of Boko Haram insurgents to restore peace in the North East region.
He said the move by the insurgents was a welcome development for which a decision had been taken by the administration two months ago to fast-track the process of surrender of Boko Haram members in order to achieve peace in the region.
The Governor dropped the hint on Thursday at the Town Hall meeting organised by the ministry of Information and Culture on destruction of telecommunications and power infrastructure in Borno state.
“The ongoing surrender of Boko Haram is a welcome development. Two months ago, we took a decision that will ensure that we leverage on the process.
“So far, thousands of them have surrendered. We have been…
Source: Vanguard Newspaper
