By Ndahi Marama, Maiduguri
Former Chairman Senate Committee on Military, Senator Ali Ndume, has referred to as on army authorities to deploy troops to Kirawa in Borno State and its neighbouring communities.
This adopted Friday’s Boko Haram ambush alongside the Kirawa-Pulka street at round 3:00 pm, which claimed the lifetime of a member of the civilian Joint Process Pressure, JTF, and left motorists in addition to passengers injured.
Whereas lamenting the incident, yesterday, Ndume mentioned that since final month’s assault on a Camerounian army base in Kirawa, there was no army presence across the border.
Ndume, who appreciated the dedication of Nigerian troops to combating Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists, mentioned the individuals in Kirawa and different border communities in Gwoza have been dwelling in concern as a consequence of an absence of safety.
He mentioned: “It is vitally disheartening to obtain a misery name that some armed Boko Haram terrorists laid an ambush on motorists and passengers alongside the Kirawa-Pulka street yesterday. The victims have been escorted by a number of members of the Civilian Joint Process Pressure as there is no such thing as a army escort because of the dislodgement of Camerounian troops primarily based in Kirawa final month.
“Sadly, certainly one of our courageous civilian Joint Process Pressure was killed throughout trade of gunfire within the ambush, many victims aren’t any the place to be discovered as I converse.
Atleast six automobiles together with two Golf Volkswagen Saloon, a bus, and three vans have been set ablaze through the assault. Let me additionally attraction to the army authorities to deploy troops, even it’s a platoon to safeguard Kirawa and its individuals, as a result of, my individuals at the moment are dwelling in perpetual concern since dislodgement of Camerounian troops primarily based in Kirawa final month.”
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