In a speech at the event held at Muna Camp, Mr Zulum said the exercise was coming three years after IDPs in official camps were resettled back to their homes.
Responding, Mr Zulum lauded the support from NEDC, assuring that it would reach the target beneficiaries.
Mr Peter explained that the elephants had come from Waza National Park in neighbouring Cameroon Republic.
The beneficiaries comprised 15,000 male heads of households, each receiving a 25kg bag of rice and 10kg bag of beans, and 25,000 females receiving N5,000 cash and a wrapper each.
The affected LGAs are Maiduguri Metropolitan, Damboa, Gubio, Jere, Konduga, Mafa, Monguno and Ngala.
According to Me Kullima, the 52 staff to be recruited comprised two doctors, eight nurses and 42 supporting staff.
He said the troops made contacts with the criminal elements and neutralised several, rescued hostages and recovered weapons.
The Borno Emirate Council has started mobilising the public for special prayers for rain, known as “Salatul Istisqa’a”.
Governor Babagana Zulum, the gubernatorial candidate of APC in Borno, is leading as INEC announced the results of 22 out of the 27 LGAs.
According to the Nigerian military, the terrorists entered a part of the town, burnt nine houses, and killed some residents before the troops engaged them in a shootout, forcing the insurgents to retreat
