Governor Darius Ishaku of Taraba State has requested the deployment of special security forces in the state to root out regrouping Boko Haram insurgents and other terrorists in the state.

The Governor made this request on Thursday, when the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of 82 Army Division, Enugu, Major General Adamu Abubakar, paid him a courtesy visit in Jalingo.
In his speech he disclosed that fleeing Boko Haram members are relocation from Sambisa forest in Borno state to Suntai Daaji forest in Taraba.
The Suntai Daaji forest cuts across Bali and Donga local government areas and the Gashaka/Gumti national park in the state.
The the governor explained that “the massive influx of people into Taraba for some time now has been the major cause of insecurity.
“But when I was warning of the repercussions, I was accused of being against visitors, but today all of us are victims of their criminal activities.
“The terrorists are today committing all sorts of criminal activities, including rape, kidnapping and killings
“People can’t travel freely on Bali-Suntai-Takum road among several other routes any longer in the state,” Ishaku lamented.
Leave a comment