By Sam Kayode
Governor Babagana Zulum has declaredscholarship for children of 13 civilian joint task force (CJTF) residents slaughtered at Warabe village Gwoza council area of Borno state.
The Governor who was at the community Wednesday for a sympathy visit also declared a million naira for each of the widows of the CJTF that were slaughtered when insurgents ambushed them recently.
Trouble actually started recently when two of the residents from the community went off to scavenge for firewood in the thick belly of the savannah not too far from their general area.
The insurgents quickly attacked and killed two of the CJTF members in the process for daring to forage into the forest and to instil fear in them.
Some of the residents who escaped the ambush returned to base and informed the community about the loss of two of their members.
“The community then mobilized a fresh team of rescuers to get to the location of the tragedy to retrieve the corpses of their fallen members killed by boko haram.
” By the time they got to the location of the tragedy to retrieve the corps of their fallen friends, 11 of them were further killed in a fresh ambush making 13.
“The whole community was thrown into mourning in the process. And that is why we are asking the Governor to assist us in further tightening the security architecture of this axis.” Said our source.
