The Shehu of Borno, Alhaji Abubakar Ibn Umar Garbai El-Amin El-Kanemi has assured the Nigerian Army of his support towards achieving its goal in protecting sovereignty of the nation.
The monarch gave the assurance at his palace in Maiduguri, during the weekend, when he received the newly posted General Officer Commanding 7 Division of the Nigerian Army, Maiduguri, Major General Adeosun.
Shehu Garbai, who commended the valiant efforts of the Nigerian Army in fighting against insurgency in the state, said Borno had always been known as home of peace if not for the insecurity situation it found itself in recent years.
Regretting displacing six emirs from their emirates and other district and village heads, Shehu Garbai said “about two million internally displaced persons were currently taking refuge within the Maiduguri metropolis. The socio-economic activities of the state has been crippled through the six years of insurgency”.
Speaking earlier, the G. O. C, 7 Division of the Nigerian Army, Maiduguri, Major General Adeosun said he was at the Shehu’s Palace to solicit the support of the traditional institution to enable him succeed in his job as he was just posted to Maiduguri two weeks ago.
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