Home LOCAL Osinbajo visits Maiduguri hours after Boko Haram attack

Osinbajo visits Maiduguri hours after Boko Haram attack

325
0

Justs hours after Boko Haram insurgents attacked some towns in Maiduguri, Acting President Yemi Osinbajo travelled Maiduguri, Borno state, to launch the special intervention relief plan for internally displaced persons (IDPs).

On Wednesday, security agents engaged the insurgents in a gun battle that lasted hours. Though residents were assured of safety, many of them fled their homes.

The acting president was received by Borno state Governor, Kashim Shettima, members of the state executive council, traditional rulers and politicians.

It was observed that security was beefed up across the town, with heavily armed security personnel from the army, navy, airforce, police, DSS, immigration and other para-military agencies deployed at the major roads and streets.

READ ALSO  2023: Your vote alone didn't make Buhari President - PDP Chieftain tells Tinubu

Similarly, several Armored Personnel Carriers, APC, armoured tanks were equally stationed in all the roads were the Acting President is expected to pass, with assault helicopters and military fighter jets providing aerial surveillance.

The town was shut down as commercial and social activities were scuttled.

Shortly after his arrival, Mr. Osinbajo headed to the palace of Shehu of Borno, Alhaji Abubakar Garbai El-Kanemi, where he paid a homage.

He told the monarch that the distribution of the grains was part of the Federal Government intervention to address the feeding problem of the IDPs.

READ ALSO  Soleimani Killing: US Embassy issue travel advisory to citizens as IMN protest, burn US flag in Nigeria

The acting president later moved to the store of the National Emergency Management Agency, (NEMA) to inspect the grains, even as he proceeded to the Bakassi IDP camp for the flag -off of the distribution programme.

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.