In Katsina, the army said an offensive on terrorist camps led to the killing of two of several terrorists at Garin Rinji general area in Batsari LGA.
The NEDC chief identified a paucity of funds as another challenge hampering the hitch-free implementation of their master plan.
The two insurgents escaped from the Kwalaram-Bakura Buduma camps after fighting for more than a decade.
Governor Babagana Zulum has appointed 168 assistants and 104 board members for the 15 agencies and commissions.
Anas Musa, a chemistry graduate from Federal University, Kashere, Gombe, wants to build rockets and missiles to fight bandits.
Mr Zulum presented cash and rice to over 5,000 members of the CJTF on Wednesday.
“I am grateful that, by the grace of Allah, the number of out-of-school children has now decreased to less than 800,000,” Mr Zulum said.
Mr Tinubu, on Sunday evening, stressed that any attack on members of Nigeria’s armed forces is a direct attack on the nation.
He said the president had directed him to convene a stakeholders’ meeting to map out the best options to enhance community policing.
There was wild jubilation as electricity was restored to Maiduguri and its environs after over two weeks of blackout.
