Borno State Governor, Babangana Zulum has alleged that some politicians and members of the armed forces are acting as informants for Boko Haram insurgents.
Speaking on Wednesday during an interview with Channels Television, Governor Zulum commended President Bola Tinubu’s initiative to establish forest guards against terrorist.
He noted that these guards should be recruited from local communities within the states.
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The Governor said: “We have informants and collaborators within the Nigerian armed forces, within the politicians, and within the communities.
“What we shall do is to strengthen our intelligence and to deal with them ruthlessly.
“Let’s remove contractocracy. In six months, we can put an end to this madness. We need not politicise insecurity.
“Insurgency will never be ended by kinetic measures alone. We must ensure that the non-kinetic measures are also properly put in place.
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“What I mean by non-kinetic measures is social, political, and economic dimensions of the crisis. Our ongoing non-kinetic measures have yielded positive results with the support of the Nigerian military.”
Addressing the issue of surrendered insurgents, the governor said most of them have turn over a new leaf.
“I cannot completely say that 100% of those people who have surrendered are doing the right thing, but I want to assure you that over 99% are doing well and are not participating in the ongoing terrorism.”
