How I stopped Boko Haram in Niger State —Gov Aliyu

Niger State Governor, Dr. Muazu Babangida Aliyu, has explained how he prevented Boko Haram insurgents from having security base in the state by sacking the Darul Islam sect from their Mokwa Local Government base in 2010. He stated this in a press statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Israel A. Ebije, on Saturday. He added that he (Aliyu) was proactive in sacking the Darul Islam sect where at least about five key leaders of the dreaded Boko Haram sect were once camped. The Niger State governor who spoke at the Adesoye College, Offa during the 22nd graduation ceremony of the institution was emphatic that governors must take security issues seriously. He insisted that once the sect members and aliens were dislodged from Niger, it was the duty of their respective states to put them on security watch. “We were proactive in managing Boko Haram insurgents from having a base in Niger State. Imagine having Boko Haram in the middle of Nigeria? A governor must at all times seek ways of protecting the lives and properties of people in his state” “Security challenges therefore does not happen just like that. It takes the indulgence of some elites who are desperate in gaining political advantage. It is the thugs they engaged for selfish reasons that are causing the nation serious security challenge,” Aliyu said. While calling on Nigerian leaders to imbibe the culture of practising true democracy devoid of engaging thugs, he urged schools to build future Nigerian leaders with moral chastity and teach them how to be goal oriented. He charged schools on the need to focus more on instilling moral ethos on young Nigerians towards engendering security preparedness and inspiring good leadership, adding that the issue of security is self inflicting in Nigeria and that it is everybody’s business to end it.