News
BORNO: LG boss hires special hunters to fight Boko Haram
The Caretaker Chairman of Gubio Local Government Area of Borno State, Hon Zanna Modu, has hired special hunters from some parts of Adamawa, Gombe, Katsina and other states in Northern Nigeria to fight the menace of Boko Haram.
Modu, in a statement issued on Sunday, said the services of 200 special hunters was to complement efforts of the military and other security agencies to nip the threat of Boko Haram in the bud.
The LG Chairman also added while interacting with some Journalists on the modalities put in place to end incessant attacks, that five patrol Hilux vehicles were newly procured and would be handed over to the hunters who were to work hand in hand with the security agencies and members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF).
READ ALSO: Buhari going to UNGA empty, with no agenda, PDP says
He said, “Apart from other logistics, Governor Professor Babagana Umara Zulum has given approval for procurement of five new patrol vehicles. As it is, we have procured additional five new Hilux patrol vehicles which are to be handed over to these hunters any moment from now.”
When asked how much each of the hunters would receive as their monthly allowances to carry out the task, the caretaker chairman, however, declined to give further details on the monies to be spent on the three months’ term of agreement, but said the council would utilize all the necessary resources at its disposal for security operatives to ensure safety of lives and property.
Join the conversation
Support Ripples Nigeria, hold up solutions journalism
Balanced, fearless journalism driven by data comes at huge financial costs.
As a media platform, we hold leadership accountable and will not trade the right to press freedom and free speech for a piece of cake.
If you like what we do, and are ready to uphold solutions journalism, kindly donate to the Ripples Nigeria cause.
Your support would help to ensure that citizens and institutions continue to have free access to credible and reliable information for societal development.
German Police bust alleged Nigerian scam dating ring
German authorities have arrested eleven individuals suspected of being members of a Nigerian mafia group involved in a large-scale dating...
INVESTIGATION: In Kwara, multimillion-naira milk processing plant is abandoned, converted to a chicken outlet
After the government spent millions of naira to establish a milk processing plant in Kwara State that would provided jobs...
SPECIAL REPORT: For Sokoto communities, promise of healthcare is akin to death sentence
In this story, ABDULRASHEED HAMMAD delves into the dire realities of Primary Health Care services in Sokoto State, shedding light...
ICYMI…SPECIAL REPORT: NNPCL hides behind PIA to frustrate disclosure, accountability
Nigeria’s major oil company, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL), in what appears to be a common practice of disregard...
INVESTIGATION: Multi-million naira Ekiti resort center remains uncompleted a decade after
The multimillion-naira project, expected to comprise recreational buildings, now consists of cassava farmland, a bush used for excretion, and a...