For the second time, Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni has slammed security agents for their inability to prevent attacks on innocent citizens.
The governor had, while at his home town, Buni Gari, during an earlier visit, queried why security agencies could not be proactive in preventing Boko Haram attacks before they were executed.
However, this trend does not seem to have ceased, as the insurgents last Saturday launched another unchallenged attack on Babangida town, setting ablaze the emir’s palace. Other houses in the area were not spared.
Represented by his deputy, Alhaji Idi Barde Gubana, during a sympathy visit to the Emir of Jajare, whose palace was burnt down, the governor challenged security operatives to step up their action against the insurgents.
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“The government has been providing the necessary logistics and support needed by the security agents, yet Babangida and Buni-Gari remain easy targets for the terrorists. This is unacceptable.
“We cannot always wait for our people to be attacked and then we come to console them. Proactive measures should be put in place to frustrate these attacks before they are hatched,” Buni said.
He advised security agencies to change their tactics and approach, in order to protect the people and build confidence among the indigenes.
The governor sympathised with the emir, whose section of the palace was torched and valuables carted away by the attackers.
Police Commissioner Yahaya Abubakar, represented by Deputy Commissioner of Police Ishaku Muhammed said the Explosive Ordinance Department (EOD) would clear the affected areas and routes taken by the attackers to remove any Improvised Explosive Device (IED) that might have been planted by the insurgents.
The Nation reports that Boko Haram insurgents last Saturday attacked Babangida town, the headquarters of Tarmuwa Local Government, torching part of the emir’s palace and stealing belongings, including a Hilux vehicle.
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