Thousands of youths, who are members of the Civilian (JTF) yesterday protested the Boko Haram siege Borno State. They expressed their willingness to battle the sect.
The youths held a peaceful protest at the Ramat Square Ground. They marched to the palace of the Shehu of Borno, Alhaji Abubakar Umar Ibn-Garbai Elkanemi.
The Shehu urged them to always abide by the rule of law in the course of discharging their civic responsibilities. He praised their efforts.
Addressing over 10,000 civilian JTF members, local hunters, retired soldiers and other paramilitary men at his palace, the monarch lauded their efforts and appealed to them to always follow the directives of the military and other security agencies while discharging their duties.
He said the emergence of the Civilian JTF had assisted in dislodging the sect out of Maiduguri and its environs.
“I want to to thank you for this visit and the effort you are collectively and voluntarily doing in order to fight Boko Haram who are bent in, not only destroying our social and economic structures, but also killing innocent lives of our citizenry. I want to also appeal to you that you should desist from politics, religious or ethnic considerations while discharging your duties to your fatherland. In anything you are doing, you must make sure that you consult all other security agencies so that you work hand-in-hand to end terrorism that have been destroying us as a nation.” the Shehu pleaded.
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