Borno Killings: Sule Advises Buhari To Adopt Other Options To End Insurgency

Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has called on President
Muhammadu Buhari and other leaders in the country to explore other
options in the effort to bring the Boko Haram insurgency in the
Northeast to an end.

Sule made the call on Saturday in Maiduguri when he led a
delegation from the state on a condolence visit to the Governor of
Borno State, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, over the recent killing of
43 farmers in Zabarmani.

A statement signed by Governor Sule’s Chief Press Secretary,
Ibrahim Addra, quoted the governor as saying that it is time to
start thinking differently, especially after trying several options
which are yet to solve the lingering insurgency.

Sule said it is saddening that in this era, some people can
engage in such barbaric acts as happened in Zabarmani where
innocent lives were lost.

He said: “Today, we are here to commiserate with the government
and, indeed, the entire people of Borno State for what you are
going through.

“In Nasarawa State, our concerns are constantly with the people
of Borno State.”

He noted that progress will not come to a place where there is
no peace, praying to God to restore peace to the people of Borno
State.

The Nasarawa State governor seized the opportunity of the visit
to commend his Borno State counterpart for the progress so far
recorded in the state in spite of the challenges posed by the Boko
Haram insurgency.

“It is saddening each time a life was lost, but we have seen
some progress. For that reason, we have not lost hope,” Sule
said.

Responding, Governor Zulum expressed deep appreciation over the
visit purposely to sympathise with the government and people of
Borno State over the recent killing of farmers on their
farmlands.

Zulum added that the visit by the governor of Nasarawa State
will further strengthen the already existing relationship between
the two states, stressing that the visit has also shown a degree of
fraternity between Borno and Nasarawa states, which symbolise
unity.

“Therefore, we shall remain committed to this noble cause of
fostering relationship between the two states,” Zulum stated.

Those who accompanied Sule on the visit include the immediate
past governor of the state, Senator Umaru Tanko Al-makura; Senator
John Damboyi, Director-General, A. A Sule Campaign Organisation;
the Emir of Lafia, HRH Justice Sidi Bage and the Emir of Keffi, HRH
Alhaji (Dr.) Shehu Usman Yamusa III.

Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has called on President
Muhammadu Buhari and other leaders in the country to explore other
options in the effort to bring the Boko Haram insurgency in the
Northeast to an end.

Sule made the call on Saturday in Maiduguri when he led a
delegation from the state on a condolence visit to the Governor of
Borno State, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, over the recent killing of
43 farmers in Zabarmani.

A statement signed by Governor Sule’s Chief Press Secretary,
Ibrahim Addra, quoted the governor as saying that it is time to
start thinking differently, especially after trying several options
which are yet to solve the lingering insurgency.

Sule said it is saddening that in this era, some people can
engage in such barbaric acts as happened in Zabarmani where
innocent lives were lost.

He said: “Today, we are here to commiserate with the government
and, indeed, the entire people of Borno State for what you are
going through.

“In Nasarawa State, our concerns are constantly with the people
of Borno State.”

He noted that progress will not come to a place where there is
no peace, praying to God to restore peace to the people of Borno
State.

The Nasarawa State governor seized the opportunity of the visit
to commend his Borno State counterpart for the progress so far
recorded in the state in spite of the challenges posed by the Boko
Haram insurgency.

“It is saddening each time a life was lost, but we have seen
some progress. For that reason, we have not lost hope,” Sule
said.

Responding, Governor Zulum expressed deep appreciation over the
visit purposely to sympathise with the government and people of
Borno State over the recent killing of farmers on their
farmlands.

Zulum added that the visit by the governor of Nasarawa State
will further strengthen the already existing relationship between
the two states, stressing that the visit has also shown a degree of
fraternity between Borno and Nasarawa states, which symbolise
unity.

“Therefore, we shall remain committed to this noble cause of
fostering relationship between the two states,” Zulum stated.

Those who accompanied Sule on the visit include the immediate
past governor of the state, Senator Umaru Tanko Al-makura; Senator
John Damboyi, Director-General, A. A Sule Campaign Organisation;
the Emir of Lafia, HRH Justice Sidi Bage and the Emir of Keffi, HRH
Alhaji (Dr.) Shehu Usman Yamusa III.