The Governor of Yobe State, Ibrahim Gaidam, has said the Boko Haram insurgents do not occupy any part of the state.
He was speaking when he received a delegation from the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA. The delegation were in the state to deliver relief materials to the state that had suffered repeated attacked by the terrorist group.
The Secretary to the State Government, Baba Malam-Wali, who represented the state governor said the areas which were previously under the control of the insurgents had been retaken by the military.
“Presently, there is no part of the state that is under the control of insurgency. Plans are in the pipeline to relocate Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) back to their communities,” he said.
“We are awaiting clearance from security agencies who are mopping up the areas of explosive devices to give us the go ahead to commence relocation of the IDPs,” he said.
He went on to thank the NPA for providing assistance to support displaced persons in the state.
Isa Suwaid, leader of the NPA delegation, said the management assisted the IDPs with immediate and basic needs to cushion their hardships.
Also, the Acting Chairman, Gujba Local Government in the state, Mai Musa, also spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria saying people who had fled the state due to the crisis had returned to their communities.
“The people have engaged in irrigation farming in most of the communities, while business activities have picked up in the village markets,” he said.
The chairman said except Buni Yadi, headquarters of the local government, most of the communities had returned and engaged in various means of livelihood.
“As you know, Buni Yadi, has since been liberated and occupied by the security but, they have yet to be authorised by the residents to return.
“Although the people are anxious to go back, the security forces are still clearing the town to ensure that it is free from explosive devices that might have been planted by the insurgents when they occupied the town,” he said.
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