Internally Displaced Persons, (IDPs) in the North East have begged for restoration of peace in the region, saying such achievement would afford them the opportunity to return to their original homes and livelihoods.
They lamented that their displacement as a result of Boko Haram activities have thrown them to the dark side of life, wondering if they would ever return to their ancestral homes again.
The IDPs under the umbrella of Conference of North East IDPs, expressed displeasure with the current state of insecurity in the country, recalling that they had thought the appointments of new service chiefs would make a difference but it’s not so.
In the statement signed by Alhaji Umar Shafa,for Borno State; Chief Bitrus Waja representing Adamawa State and Mallam Mohammed Buni,for Yobe State, respectively, they appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to expedite action against insecurity so that total peace could be restored.
They claimed that Boko Haram threats have assumed a new dimension with direct target on farming communities and markets.
“This is is a deliberate act to weaken the economy of the North East. Farmers are killed and their farms and livestock destroyed or stolen everyday,”they claimed in the statement
“We express our frustration with the current security situation in the North East, particularly the Internally Displaced Persons,IDPs whose plights are not only getting more frustrated but also out of hand on a daily basis.
“The hope of getting back to our communities is dimming every day without any sign of it getting better.The Boko Haram threats have assumed a new dimension with direct target on farming communities and markets. This is is a deliberate act to weaken the economy of the North East. Farmers are killed and their farms and livestock destroyed or stolen. We’re are more worried that the press is giving little attention to this incidents which happens on a daily basis”, they said
They commended Governor Babagana Zulum,who they described as “a governor with the heart of the people”.
