Attacks: Forum Tasks Military To Protect Commutters Along Damaturu-Maiduguri Highway - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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January 21, 2020
The Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF has expressed worry over attacks on commuters along Damaturu-Maiduguri road and called on the military to fish-out the criminals.
The Forum’s National Publicity Secretary, Muhammad Ibrahim,in a statement said it is imperative to secure the road and others in Yobe andBorno State to ensure restoration of economic activities and effective reliefefforts.
It added that the recent media reports of attacks byterrorists on commuters and villagers on the road linking the two States’capitals is disturbing and worrisome, as many were reported to have beenkidnapped and even killed.
The Forum acknowledged the efforts of the military and othersecurity agencies in the fight against terrorists, but urged them to do more inrepelling terrorists’ attacks and chasing them out of their enclaves.
It also appealed to the Federal Government to provideadequate equipment and logistics to troops at the front line, to adequatelyconfront the terrorists head on.