BREAKING: Resilient Troops, Hunters Receive Three Bulls, Cash From Ndume To Resist B/Haram Attacks On Izge, Yamtake
Following stive resistance and resilience of frontline troops, Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), local hunters and vigilantes who repelled Boko Haram attacks in Izge and Yamtake communities of Gwoza local government area of Borno state, Sentor Mohammed Ali Ndume (APC Borno South) has donated three bulls and a token of N2 million to enable them celebrate their successes against renewed attacks.
The gesture is also to show appreciation for the commitment, sacrifices and bravery displayed by the troops and the local hunters in defeating insurgency attack recently in his constituency.
Recalled that Izge, Yamtake were among the several communities attacked by renewed Boko Haram atrocities, with casualties recorded from both sides of troops and insurgents who were overwhelmed and neutralised in large numbers after recovery of their arms and ammunition before retreating back to their hideouts in Sambisa Forests.
This is as the former Chairman Senate Committee on Army urged the federal government, especially the Military Pension Board (MPB) to immediately process and pay all entitlement, and dead benefits of deceased soldiers who paid the supreme price, to enable their bereaved families carter for their economic needs.
Ndume disclosed This on Wednesday while handing over the little support to the beneficiaries in Izge and Yamtake.
The Senator who was represented by the former Chairman of Gwoza local government area, Hon. Ibrahim Abba Chukun, accompanied by other stakeholders in an interview with our Correspondent in Maiduguri lauded the bravery displayed by troops and local hunters/vigilantes and other resilient people in the affected communities for confronting Boko Haram, even as he urged them to sustain the tempo, as according to him, peace is everyone’s business.
He noted that, the donation of the bulls goes each to Yamtake, Izge local hunters/CJTF, while another one was handed over to the gallant troops in Izge.
He also said, the N2 million cash would be distributed amongst them to enable them buy condiments and celebrate their success stories.
His words: ” In his usual magnanimity, our Senator, Mohammed Ali Ndume has donated three bulls and N2 million cash to be shared among troops, local hunters and vigilantes who repelled Boko Haram attacks in Izge and Yamtake communities of Gwoza local government area of Borno state.
“As former Chairman Senate Committee on Army has also urges the federal government, especially the Military Pension Board (MPB) to immediately process and pay all entitlements and death benefits of deceased soldiers who paid the supreme price, to enable their bereaved families carter for their economic needs.
“He also used the opportunity and prayed Allah (God) to grant Aljanatul Firdaus to the Souls of soldiers and other innocent civilians who died in the renewed Boko Haram attacks. Our Senator also prayed for quick recovery to those who sustained injuries in the recent attacks all over the state.
Senator Ndume also asked me to laud the bravery displayed by troops and local hunters/vigilantes and other resilient people in the affected communities for confronting Boko Haram, even as he urged them to sustain the tempo, as according to him, peace is everyone’s business”. Chukun stated.