Yobe State Governor Ibrahim Geidam has
visited neighbouring Niger Republic to persuade over 4,000 residents of
the state, who fled from the Boko Haram violence to return home.
Geidam, who was in Maine Soroa in the
Niger Republic at the weekend to see the Geidam, Kanamma and Yunusari
residents that fled to the neighbouring country as a result of attacks
by the insurgents on their towns, was conducted round by the Premier
(governor) of Diffa region, Alhaji Yakuba Usman.
Usman told the governor that over 4,000 Yobe residents had been in asylum in Niger.
He said 1,385 out of the number were
camped and being fed by the Niger Republic government while 3,000 others
lived with friends and relatives in Maine Soroa town.
Addressing the refugees, Geidam promised that the state government would extend support to them, asking them to return home.
He said more soldiers would be deployed in their communities in Yobe.
Some of the displaced persons told the
governor that soldiers and other security operatives ran away when the
insurgents attacked their communities.
The governor also visited Geidam in the
northern part of the state to commiserate with the people and to assure
them of support after the attack
Geidam, the home town of the governor, was attacked seven days ago.
Gaidam, who inspected the military base
in the area, the divisional police station, the local government
secretariat and the Geidam market as well as other damaged public and
private property, assured the people of the town of his government’s
support.
He expressed his condolences to the families of the dead victims of the attack and the people of the town.
He described the attack as wicked, sinful
and brutal and announced the formation of a committee to comprise the
State Emergency Management Agency, two state assembly members and two
commissioners from the Geidam town, as well as the chairman of the
Geidam Market Association, among other elders.
The governor directed the committee to
compile a comprehensive report on losses incurred and assured that the
displaced persons would continue to be offered the best of support.
Geidam instructed SEMA to provide foodstuffs to the people of the town within the next four days.
Source: punchng.com
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