“What we are doing here today will also be done in the remaining 26 LGAs of Borno.”
The affected LGAs are Maiduguri Metropolitan, Damboa, Gubio, Jere, Konduga, Mafa, Monguno and Ngala.
The Borno Emirate Council has started mobilising the public for special prayers for rain, known as “Salatul Istisqa’a”.
The victims are asking that compensation be given to them for losing their source of livelihood.
“We have long been in receipt of a security letter from the office of the National Security Adviser which placed (a) ban on the usage of urea as well as NPK across Borno.”