Gombe - The Deputy Governor of Borno, Alhaji
Umar Zanna, on Friday said there was the need for
closer cooperation among stakeholders in order to
overcome insurgency in the country.
Zanna stated this in Gombe when he visited 1 600
Borno indigenes displaced by insurgents’ attacks in
Damboa Local Government Area of the state.
He commended Gombe State Government for
providing shelter for the victims who escaped from
the attack.
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He informed the displaced persons that normalcy
had returned to Damboa and neighbouring
communities and assured them that the area would
soon be safe for their return.
He told them that proper arrangement would be
made for them to return to their communities and
charged them to pray for peace in the state.
Zanna commended the people for conducting
themselves in peacefully in Gombe where they
were taking solace in a camp and assured them of
Borno Government’s assistance while they
remained in the camp.
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Earlier, the Deputy Governor of Gombe State,
Tha'nda Rubaina, said that the state government
had been responsible for the welfare of the Borno
citizens since they arrived in the state.
“Borno and Gombe are brothers and we are willing
to assist the people whenever the need arises,”
Rubaina said.
- NAN
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