Geoffrey Ijumba, Head of UNICEF in Borno State, stated this on Tuesday in Maiduguri at the opening ceremony of a training workshop organized for the children.
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According to a statement by the army spokesman, Brig.-Gen Texas Chukwu, the Nigeria Police, Nigeria Immigration Service, Nigeria Customs, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps and members of the Civilian Joint Task Force, participated in the exercise.
They also commended the military, Borno State Government and Food and Agriculture Organisation for supporting the displaced farmers.
The Nigerian Army has called for closer collaboration with security agencies in Borno, to facilitate successful implementation of the counter-insurgency campaign.
Brig. Gen. Texas Chukwu, Director, Army Public Relations, in a statement issued on Thursday in Maiduguri, quoted Brig. Gen. Bulama Biu, the Acting General Commanding Officer, 7 Division, Maiduguri, as making the pledge when members of the Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria paid him a courtesy visit in Maiduguri.
The aspirant made the declaration in a press statement he personally signed on Tuesday.
Prof. Babagana Umara-Zulum has emerged winner of the All Progressives Congress governorship primary election in Borno.
Kyari told newsmen on Sunday in Maiduguri that the exercise was marred by irregularities, saying he had resolved to seek redress in court.
The Nigerian Air Force says its Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole has destroyed a Boko Haram Terrorist meeting venue at Jabullam in Northern Borno.
The Peoples Democratic Party, Borno, on Sunday held parallel primaries to elect candidates to contest the 2019 governorship election in the state.
Governor Kashim shettima of Borno on Sunday said he endorsed the gubernatorial candidature of Prof. Babagana Zulum, to fast track rapid social and economic transformation of the war ravaged state.
The police in Borno have deployed 4, 000 personnel for the All Progressives Congress and Peoples Democratic Party governorship primaries in the state.
The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, Maiduguri Command, says it discovered counterfeit currencies, amounting to 144,000 US dollars in an uncompleted building at Shagari low cost in Borno.
The Nigerian Army has inflicted heavy casualties on Boko Haram when they attacked Garshigar community of Mobar Local Government Area of Borno State on Wednesday.
As part of his nationwide consultations, leading presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party, Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto State, on Wednesday took his message of “unity and restoration” to the North East states.
The Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima, on Tuesday ordered the immediate dissolution of the State Executive Council.
The News Agency of Nigeria report that the stakeholders included Shettima’s deputy, national and state assembly members, state, local government and ward executives of the party, all past and serving government officials as well as party chieftains.
Troops on clearance operations have rescued 146 persons during clearance operations between Sunday and Monday in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno.
Brig.-Gen. Texas Chukwu, who disclosed this in a statement released in Maiduguri, said the operations were conducted by the troops of 121 Battalion.
Ndume, who made the call when he featured at the News Agency of Nigeria Forum in Abuja, said the call became necessary in view of the pressures from the Internally Displaced Persons and increase in the price of oil to 80 dollars per barrel.