B/Haram overrun 5 Adamawa LGs -Ngilari

He said this yesterday after the flag-off ceremony of the National Power Sector Apprenticeship Scheme (NAPSAS) held at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja.Ngilari, who lamented that terrorist attacks have constituted a big challenge for his state, asked the federal government to deploy more troops there.Describing the security situation in the state as […]

He said this yesterday after the flag-off ceremony of the National Power Sector Apprenticeship Scheme (NAPSAS) held at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Ngilari, who lamented that terrorist attacks have constituted a big challenge for his state, asked the federal government to deploy more troops there.
Describing the security situation in the state as very dicey and worrisome, the governor said though his administration was trying its best to manage it, a lot of interventions were needed.
He said: “The security situation in Adamawa is very dicey right now and we’re only trying to do our best to manage the situation. We’re praying that it’ll improve, but it’s really something to worry about.”
Asked how many local government areas have been overrun by the insurgents, Ngilari said: “I can talk of my entire senatorial district. Mubi (Adamawa North Senatorial District). Five local governments have been overrun; Gombi and I just got a report, perhaps, the outskirts of Shanli. There is a semblance of movement (of terrorists) in that area. Really, we need a lot of interventions. We need to move more troops to secure the state. Really, it is a big challenge.”
On the alleged take-over of the hometown of the Chief of Defence Staff Air Marshal Alex Badeh by terrorists, the governor said the insurgency should not be reduced to the take-over of Badeh’s town.
“We shouldn’t reduce this issue of the insurgency to simply the take-over of the house of the defence chief. There are a whole lot of things that make up the challenge of insecurity. What about the problem of unemployment? It’s a whole long story. We don’t just reduce it to the take-over of the house of the defence chief. I think it’s more than that. Absolutely, it’s a challenge.”
He said the security challenge should not be left to the government alone, asking the citizens to provide timely information that could assist the security agencies.
On how soon he thought the insurgency would end, Ngilari said: “I believe that Nigeria will really overcome it but I don’t know the time frame. Anything that affects any part of Nigeria affects the rest. We must all see how we can tame this monster.”