Post Insurgency Recovery: Yobe community pleads for intervention
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Residents of Gujba East, a community in Yobe State which comprises five political wards namely Goniri, Gotala/Gotumba, Dadingel, Ngurbuwa and Mandunari have pleaded for intervention from donor agencies as they recover from Boko Haram insurgency.
Gujba East Youth Development Forum made the lamentation in a press statement issued to our correspondent on Thursday by its Director of Publicity Comrade Lawan Mustapha.
According to him, the community is one of the most hit places by the insurgency in the state pointing out that in 2015, most residents were displaced and emigrated to various locations in the country.
“Currently, four communities have returned since 2017 leaving one which is Mandunari. Since returning, the locals have no full access to their farms as the remnants of the insurgents are seen occasionally due to restrictions put in place by the army.
“This makes the locals unable to cultivate what they can eat for up to six months not to talk of a year, which put many into unpleasant situations.
Mustapha urged the authority of the Yobe State Emergency Management Agency (YOBSEMA) to come to their aid.
“Over the years, SEMA distributed many food and non-food items in the state but unfortunately, the zone has not benefitted being the most vulnerable.
“Recently, SEMA distributed over 2000 Ramadan baskets sponsored by King Salman but unfortunately, no person from the four returned communities benefitted despite the fact that they are the ones that deserved the assistance”, he cried out.
