While still contending with bandits and terrorists, the army and police are promising maximum security ahead of 2023 elections.
In addition, over 24 police barracks and 30 stations were razed or destroyed by the terrorists.
“They just want to prevent us from hosting our presidential candidate, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso,” the state chairman of NNPP alleged.
Except for vehicles on essential services, the police have restricted movement of cars, tricycles and bicycles from 7:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. on June 9.
The Borno Police Command says it has arrested 80-year-old Saleh Bukar for allegedly defiling an 11-year-old girl.
The police commissioner said that a suspected notorious kidnapper was also arrested by a team of local hunters at Norkoli village in Chibok Local Government Area.
“Ari Mustapha of Mairari village in Konduga reported that some gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram insurgents invaded his home and kidnapped his two daughters.”
The suspect was said to have denied being a Boko Haram member but claimed he was once an armed robber.
The state police command is blaming the victims for venturing into the forests without informing the security agencies.
