The Speaker of the Borno State House of Assembly, Abdulkareem Lawan, has raised an alarm over the occupation of his council, Guzamala local government area, by Boko Haram and Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists, IgbereTV reports
Lawan, who raised the alarm on Friday at the official flag-off ceremony for the distribution of Phase IV Scholarships to 446 indigenous students of council, said the continued occupation of the area by the insurgents has “suspended all human existence including the military from the area.”
“The entire Guzamala local government area where I hail from is still under the control of Bokoharam/ISWAP sect as there is no presence of troops or civilians since they were displaced by insurgents about six years ago.
“As I speak, Kukawa, which is the Council Headquarters of kukawa LGA, only has the presence of troops of the Nigerian army without a civilian population.
“There is no single existence of civil authority in Guzamala, not to even talk of military presence in the Council Headquarter and its surrounding communities.
“Our people, including our district heads, stakeholders who are here with us, are still taking refuge in camps and host communities located in Nganzai, Monguno and other neighbouring local government areas including Maiduguri metropolis for the last six years
