Governor Shettima urges support for military in war against insurgency

- Governor Shettima has reportedly admitted that the security situation in his state has worsened considerably

- The governor said he has however not criticized the federal government as he did in a similar case years ago because he had access to the president

- Shettima said he could see the president was trying his best to correct the situation

Borno state governor Kashim Shettima has called on Nigerians for a collective support for the military to ensure success in the campaign against Boko Haram insurgents.

News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Shettima made the appeal while addressing an extraordinary security meeting organised for various stakeholders late on Monday, December 31, 2018 in Maiduguri.

Shettima said Nigerians should unite irrespective of their differences and throw their support behind the Nigerian Armed Forces, police and other security agencies, to effectively end Boko Haram insurgency and restore peace to the state.

He said: “The realities are that while so much was achieved by our gallant military; we are today faced with serious challenges in Borno State, these challenges should strengthen our abiding faith and resolve to continually do whatever we could in support of our military, the police, the Department of the State Security Service (DSS), Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), paramilitary agencies and political authorities at the federal level, to end the Boko Haram insurgency.

“I have met the President a number of times, including few weeks ago. I have led our national assembly members to the President and in all our discussions, we all saw on the face, in words and actions of the President, absolute sincerity in terms of his deep concern, his empathy and his compassion towards our plight in the northeast, particularly in Borno.

“The president is without the slightest doubt, devoted to the fight against Boko Haram insurgency. I believe that service chiefs, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), the Director General DSS and other heads of paramilitary agencies share the commitments of the president.

“Most importantly, troops in the front lines have laid down their lives, proved their commitment in the service of our country and in obedience to the president.

“This fight is a collective one that affects all of us, we all have a stake in the peace and stability of Borno and this is why we chose to hold an extraordinary security meeting with carefully chosen participants”.

Shettima noted that the participants would deliberate on the situations and come up with recommendations to be presented to the president.

In its own report, Premium Times report that Governor Shettima openly admitted that the security situation in the state had worsened.

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It added that Shettima however said he did not criticize the president because he had access to him and could see he was trying what he could.

“…unlike in previous years when I was treated as an enemy of the Presidency, I have from 2015 to date, gained unfettered access to the President,” the report quoted Shettima as saying.

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