Borno State governor said the region had suffered decay of infrastructures as a result of insurgency.
The pastor was billed for execution on Wednesday had the terms of his captors not met.
“I want to use this opportunity to call on the federal government to seek support from our neighbours, especially the republics of Chad, Cameroon and Niger.”
The project was an EU-funded project which started in 2017 to support recovery of up to 200,000 returnee IDPs.
Missiles landed in Gwange, Bulabulin, Adam Kolo, and Molai areas of the town leading to the deaths of many residents, the report stated.
“Yes, it’s true, the troops reclaimed the town so far, no casualty recorded from our troops after the gun battle,” army spokesman said.
“We are monitoring all filling stations to ensure that no one hoards or sells above the official pump price of N162 per litre.”
The troops captured one AK-47 rifle and one AK-47 rifle top cover from the encounter.
The SEMA boss added that the blaze might have started from a cooking fire that grew out of control in one of the tents.
“Sadly, we lost inspector James Inalegwu, inspector Obutu Mathias with two other sergeants, John Taiwo and Ade Seriki.”
