BY Taiwo George
Zanna Mustapha, the deputy governor of Borno state, on Monday urged the federal government to redouble its effort to check the excesses of Boko Haram insurgents in the northeastern part of the country.
Mustapha made the call while speaking to journalists in Yola, capital of Adamawa state.
He expressed worries over the rising daredevilry of Boko Haram attacks, saying Borno, Yobe and Adamawa – the three worst-hit states in the region – are seriously under threat.
“With the effrontery of the insurgents who seem to be capturing territories with ease, very soon, the three north-eastern states will become history if urgent steps are not taken to address the situation,” he said.
“If the federal government will not add extra efforts, in the next three months, the three north-east states will not be in existence. Rather than going after the insurgents, it is the insurgents who are going after us.”
Like former vice-president, Atiku Abubakar, Mustapha said the situation had reached the point where international assistance should be sought.
“Let us appeal to the international community to come to our rescue otherwise in the next few months the three states may not exist.”
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