Borno State Is Half Nigeria, Half Boko Haram Territory- Senator Says

“It is a wrong assumption that most of the
local governments in Borno are recaptured
from Boko Haram. In reality this is not true in
the sense that apart from Maiduguri
Metropolis, Bayo and Kwaya Kusar, these are
the three local government that are under the
occupation of the Nigerian government where
the military and police are maintaining law
and order. Mobbar, Abadam and Kala Balge
are 100 percent occupied by the insurgents.
There are some local governments that are
partially occupied by the insurgents especially
as the local government secretariats have
been liberated but their hither-lands are still
controlled by the insurgents. From my count,
only three local government are fully
liberated, 21 local governments partially
occupied by insurgents, that is there is still
some level of Boko Haram occupation side by
side the military or any other constituted
authority. The local government fully
occupied by Boko Haram are Abadam,
Mobbar and Kala Balge. We should not live
under the illusion that Boko Haram are
decimated or weaken, these are not reality
and neither a true reflection of the reality.
The reality is that most of the local
government in Borno is partially occupied by
Boko Haram.”he said He kicked against the
planned return of some of the Internally
Displaced Persons to their Local government
areas. "If the people are moved back to their
homelands you are making them vulnerable
to attack. Unless you provide maximum
security and return of law and order in these
areas, relocating these people would be
endangering their lives.”he said