Boko Haram Attacks Getting Worse In The Country, Ndume Tells Buhari

Ndume Charges Buhari To Wake Up

The Senator representing Borno South Senatorial District in the upper chamber of the National Assembly, Ali Ndume has charged President Muhammadu Buhari to wake up to the realities of security challenges confronting the nation.

The lawmaker lamented that the activities of insurgents, particularly those of the Boko Haram sect in the Northeast was getting worse by the day.

Ndume, who is also the Chairman, Senate Committee on the Army, made his view known during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics.

He, therefore, challenged President Buhari to wake up to his constitutional responsibility of protecting the lives and interests of Nigerians.

“The situation in the Northeast, particularly Borno State is terrible. I can tell you that the situation is getting worse. There is a resurgence of the insurgency in the northeast.

“Terrorists recently attacked Askira and Damboa Local Government Areas of his state and killed some people while carting away foodstuff and other valuables.

“From the report I received, two people were killed in Damboa Local Government. Two people were also killed in Gumsuri, Damboa Local Government.

“In Askira, people scampered into the bush for safety. I have not gotten the true assessment of the situation or report on the lives lost,” he said.

The Borno Senator, however, disagreed with the call by the Senate Minority Leader, Eyinnanya Abaribe, for President Buhari to resign, noting that the call was unnecessary.

It will be recalled that Abaribe had last week, while contributing to a motion on insecurity on the floor of the Senate, called on the President to resign over the high level of insecurity witnessed across the country.