NGF at a meeting in Abuja in January 2020.
The Nigeria Governors Forum has reacted to the killing
of over 40 rice farmers in Garin Kwashebe in Jere Local Government
Area of Borno State describing it as “wicked, unwarranted, and
morally reprehensible.”
The governors in a statement signed by its Chairman Kayode
Fayemi said the attack brings back ugly memories of several
dastardly attacks on soft targets in the state.
“The farmers were attacked while harvesting their produce
totally oblivious of the danger that awaits them in nearby bushes.
This method is consistent with the senseless bombings of busy
markets, bus stations, schools, and abattoirs whenever the
terrorists feel overpowered by the security operatives or feel
their backs against the wall.
READ ALSO: Governor Zulum Leads Residents To Bury
Farmers Killed By Boko Haram
“Governors, under the platform of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum
(NGF), view this attack, like many before it, as obnoxious, wicked,
unwarranted, and morally reprehensible,” the statement read in
part.
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});
The governors added that this sad narrative raises questions on
the general security situation in the country and around the
capability of the nation’s security architecture. It also raises
questions on whether or not there are adequate arrangements to
protect lives and property.
“Since insurgency engulfed the country more than a decade ago,
each time it seems like the situation is coming under control, the
enemy strikes again. This has happened consistently.”
Governors said they are concerned that the carnage is
degenerating beyond explicable limits, yet again, and the catalogue
of destruction is not only seeming to be endless and intractable
but it has an adverse effect on everything in the state and the
country at large.
The NGF, therefore, vowed to collectively review these issues at
their next meeting to forge the way forward.
Read more https://swordpress.com.ng/2020/11/30/insurgents-attack-on-borno-rice-farmers-wicked-unwarranted-ngf/