The Senator representing Borno South, Ali Ndume, on Monday urged President Bola Tinubu to intensify efforts to secure the release of over 400 residents of Ngoshe community in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State, abducted by insurgents last month.
The victims, mostly women and children, were allegedly taken by fighters of Jama’atu Ahlis-Sunna Lidda’Awati Wal-Jihad, a faction of Boko Haram, which overran the community and destroyed homes as well as military formations.
Speaking with journalists in Abuja, Ndume lamented what he described as the failure of authorities to meet their constitutional responsibility of protecting lives and property, despite the military having since reclaimed the area.
He said, “We call on the Federal Government to take urgent and prompt actions to secure the release of over 400 residents of Ngoshe in captivity. We appeal to the President Bola Tinubu administration to set machinery in motion for the reconstruction of the Ngoshe community, which has been destroyed by the insurgents.
