…Directs Suspension Of Farming Activities To Clear Roadside
By Ndahi Inusa, Maiduguri
The Emir of Gwoza in Gwoza Local Government Area area of Borno State, His Royal Highness, Alhaji Mohammed Shehu Timta, on Sunday extended his condolences to the families of the deceased soldier and other civilians killed during a Boko Haram ambush on motorists and passengers along Maiduguri-Gwoza- Avaha-Limankara road.
The incident which took place last Saturday and was masterminded by over 60 armed Boko Haram attackers also razed down five commercial vehicles in addition to a security patrol vehicle belonging to members of the Civilian Joint Task Force, CJTF/vigilantes.
Reacting to the incident in a telephone call on Sunday with our correspondent, the traditional ruler said that the increasing cases of renewed killings, targeted at farmers, innocent motorists and passengers in Gwoza community calls for a serious concern, especially now that many resilient Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, were relocated back to their liberated communities picking up the pieces to earn means of livelihood.
Consequently, Timta, after meeting with heads of security agencies, has directed all the people of Gwoza town and its environs to suspend farming activities on Monday, September 25, 2023 and mobilize to clear road sides from Gwoza to Limankara and Avaha village, which has remained a death trap and hideouts of terrorists.
He said, “I just had a meeting with heads of security agencies, including concerned stakeholders in the emirate with a view to address renewed killings by Boko Haram members in the community.
“I want to firstly sympathize with families of those killed in the road ambush and other attacks on farmers in Gwoza, which had claimed many lives. May the souls of the departed rest in perfect peace.
“It is unfortunate that in the last two weeks, about 10 farmers were slaughtered simultaneously in their farms while harvesting crops in Gwoza. Infact, the increasing cases of renewed killings, targeted at farmers, and now the latest innocent motorists and passengers in Gwoza community call for a serious concern, especially now that many resilient Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, were relocated back to their liberated communities picking up the pieces to earn means of livelihood.”
