Borno gov’t seeks support from NEDC over 3,500 B/Haram, ISWAP members that surrendered
Story from Isah Aliyu CHIROMA, Abuja
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has called out for support from the North East Development Commission (NEDC) following over 3,500 members of two terrorist groups, the Boko Haram and the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP), on the ground that the challenge of handling their cases was too much for the state government alone to shoulder.
The governor, who was represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Usman Jidda Shuwa, at a stakeholder’s forum, said that a high-powered committee had been constituted by the state government to come up with input on the extent of physical and psychological trauma inflicted on people of the state.
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“We are soliciting for the support from the North East Development Commission to address these huge challenges,” Zulum appealed.
The Managing Director of NEDC, Mohammed Alkali, said the essence of having diverse stakeholders was to harness their individual and collective inputs to enrich the North East Stabilization and Development Master Plan.
He charged stakeholders at the meeting to identify better ways of implementing the plan including funding windows.
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