Mafa massacre: Gov Buni meets Chief of Defense Staff
Following the recent killing of scores of local farmers in Yobe State, the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, said more military personnel and new strategies would be deployed to bring an end to movements and attacks by the criminals in the identified areas in the state.
He made the commitment when he received Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State on a courtesy visit on Wednesday.
Gen. Musa also assured of improved synergy among the armed forces and the communities to collectively and successfully defeat terrorism in Nigeria and other forms of crime across the country generally.
Director General Press and Media Affairs to the Governor, Mamman Mohammed, in a statement made available to newsmen indicated that Gov Buni expressed concern over the new trend of incursion of terrorists into the state who are attacking, killing and looting properties of soft targets along the borders.
“Generally, there has been great improvement in security across the state, except for the recent incursion of the terrorists from across the borders, attacking the border communities.
“Sadly, three days ago, we recorded a terrorist attack on Mafa, a border village with Borno State, and a few days earlier, in Geidam, a border community with Niger Republic, in which we lost several lives, ” he said.
Buni said he had discussed extensively with the Chief of Defence Staff to find a lasting solution to these incursions and attacks on the border communities.
“l am pleased with his response, and the new strategies he assured to undertake to check the menace and excesses of the terrorists to safeguard the lives and property of our people,” Buni said.
The governor gave assurance of the support of his administration to all security agencies in the state to effectively fight crime, and strengthen peace and security across Yobe State.
