Another terrorist group may emerge in Nigeria – Abubakar

– Governor Mohammed Abubakar warned the federal government that another terrorist group may emerge in Nigeria
– The governor stressed that problems of poverty and ignorance should be adequately addressed
– Bauchi state has played host to more than a million of Internally Displaced Persons
Governor Mohammed Abubakar warned the federal government that another terrorist group may emerge in Nigeria.
Mohammed Abubakar, the governor of Bauchi state, has warned the federal government that another terrorist group may emerge in Nigeria, if problems of poverty and ignorance are not adequately addressed.
The Sun reports that the governor said his while receiving a 12-member assessment team of the European Union, United Nations and World Bank on insurgency devastated areas in the north-east.
Alhaji Wakil Adamu from the office of vice president, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, led the delegation in company with officials of National Emergency Management Agency, the State Emergency Management Agency and UNICEF among others.
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Abubakar commended the team saying that its mission was a welcome and timely one in a view of the devastation the Boko Haram sect has unleashed on Nigerians living in the north-east.
“Rebuilding infrastructure is important in rebuilding the areas but addressing the underlying factor of the insurgency is much more important because the north-east is seriously affected by poverty and ignorance.
“If poverty and ignorance are not properly addressed, they could provide grounds for the rise of another crazy group if Boko Haram is taken care of. We are running a risk if poverty is not addressed,” he said.
Abubakar further stressed that Bauchi state has been hosting more than a million of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) who have escaped crisis in other parts of the country.
The governor noted that because of the influx of IDPS in the state, the facilities and infrastructures of the state had been overstretched.
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“The effect of insurgency is felt by states like Bauchi state because of the multiplier effect of the displacement of persons who are now finding succour in the state. Indeed, rebuilding infrastructure is a very important aspect of your mission in the north-east,” he stressed.
Speaking earlier about the team’s mission, Adamu said:
“The focus is to do an on the spot assessment, interact with the people, inspect destroyed places, find out what happened, what the government of the affected state is doing and how to compliment government’s efforts.”
Meanwhile, the general officer commanding 3 Division of the Nigerian army, Brigadier General Msa Aliyu, has explained why Boko Haram has not been complitely defeated.
According to him, the ongoing offensive against the insurgents is been delayed in part because the terrorists are hiding among innocent people.