The Shehu of Borno, Alhaji Abubakar Ibn Umar Garbai Elkanemi has today decried the recent attack on the convoy of Borno state governor, Babagana Zulum, by suspected Boko Haram gunmen while he was in Baga town on Wednesday.
Recalls that, Mr. Zulum who was in Baga, a deserted fishing town, on an official visit had to be hurriedly bundled into an armoured personnel carrier amidst sporadic gun shootings.
It was generally believed that the attack was carried out by Boko Haram.
Paying a Sallah homage on the governor at the Government House Maiduguri, on Saturday, the second foremost northern Nigeria monarch concluded that the safety of life and property was no longer guaranteed in the state.
“Your Excellency, we are not happy about what has happened in Baga the other time, it is very unfortunate and great pity,” the Shehu said.
“If the convoy of the whole Chief Security Officer of the state will be attacked, then wallahi nobody is safe, because he is the number one citizen of the state, he is the Chief Security Officer of the State.
“If a convoy of such highly placed person in the State will be attacked, I repeat, nobody is safe. The matter is getting worse; I urge everyone to raise our hands to seek Allah’s intervention.”
Shehu Elkanemi also used the opportunity to call on the people of Borno state to continue to “adhere strictly to all preventive protocols advocated by health experts on COVID-19 pandemic.
The state governor, Zulum, thanked the Shehu for visiting him even as he assured him of Government’s readiness to address the issues raised by him.
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