THISDAY

Thank You Senator Baba Garbai

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While virtually everybody involved in the war against Boko Haram has chosen to be economical with the truth, Senator Baba Kaka Garbai representi­ng Borno Central in the National Assembly has refused to be part of the charade. While the government has been preaching that the terrorists have been “technicall­y defeated,” Garbai recently declared openly that Borno State was divided in equal measure between the terror sect and the Nigerian military. “The truth must be told that both Boko Haram and the Nigerian nation each have full control of three local government­s in the troubled Borno State and both have a level of dominance in 21 other local councils. Mobbar, Abadam and Kala Balge LGs are 100 per cent occupied by the insurgents,” declared Garbai. We must be very honest in this war against the terrorists; otherwise, we will be doing a great disservice to the illfated people in the affected communitie­s. Only the truth can get us out of this mess. The government must stop telling us that the terrorists have been weakened while attacks occur virtually on a daily basis. Last week, the terrorists attacked and destroyed Mairi and Malari communitie­s on the outskirts of Maiduguri, killing several people. On Tuesday, the IDP camp in Dikwa was attacked by Boko Haram and almost 70 people were killed. Just on Thursday, four persons were killed by the terrorists during an attack on Shuwari Village in Konduga Local Government Area of Borno. This nation must put an end to this deceit on Boko Haram war. We cannot continue like this and expect positive result.

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Lawal

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