Governors of states in North-West geo-political zone have met to harmonize strategies on curbing further infiltrations and raids into their territories by the Boko Haram insurgents, as well as checking menace of cattle rustlers in the region.
Speaking at the end of the forum, Governor of Katsina State, Aminu Masari, told reporters that they could not stand and watch the Boko Haram terrorists continue to attack their people, explaining that the meeting also discussed the activities of cattle rustlers in some forests in Kaduna and how to reduce such activities in the region.
Governor Masari said that they reviewed the various military operations in the region and decided that it should continue beyond the month of October.
“We have met to review the progress of the special operations that are going on within the areas and we have agreed that the operations should continue.
“We noted the infiltration from north-east and north-west and measures are being taken to ensure that Boko Haram does not find any safe haven in north-west or any part of the country. With regards to cost, we will not know the cost until it is over.”
The states at the meeting were Niger, Zamfara, Kebbi, Katsina, Sokoto, Kaduna and Kano.
Also at the meeting were top officials of security agencies, which the Katsina Governor said they would hold further talks with to map out the modalities of the operations.
