Zulum’s Iron-Fisted Ban: The scrap that scorched Borno’s soul, by Ismail Abdulazeez Mantu Two years ago, in what can only be described as brazenly draconian and colossally callous, the Governor of Borno State, Prof. Babagana Umaru Zulum, slammed a ban on metal scavenging activities across all 27 local government areas of the state. In the twinkle of an eye, millions whose daily bread depended on scrap recycling were left stranded, economically bruised and socially abandoned. What a bitter irony, a professor, a supposed man of enlightenment, who should be a custodian of...