Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has pledged ₦50,000 to each soldier preparing for deployment to frontline communities in the state as part of efforts to strengthen security and support military operations.
The financial support is for troops heading to Maiwa and Koshebe communities, where security operations are expected to help protect residents and restore economic activities.
Zulum announced the pledge during a visit to the headquarters of the 24 Task Force Brigade in Dikwa Local Government Area, where he met with the Brigade Commander, Brigadier General Aminu Gumel.
According to a statement by the governor’s spokesman, Dauda Illiya, on Friday, the governor also promised to provide operational logistics and sustained welfare support to the troops.
The governor further pledged to strengthen security along the Maiduguri–Mafa–Dikwa–Ngala highway to ensure safer movement and revive commercial activities in communities recovering from years of Boko Haram insurgency.
Speaking during the visit, Zulum said the highway was a strategic economic corridor connecting Maiduguri to several communities in eastern Borno.
He said: “My visit is primarily aimed at exploring measures to strengthen security along the strategic economic corridor, which connects Maiduguri to several communities in eastern Borno and serves as a vital route for trade, transportation and cross-border commercial activities.”
The 135-kilometre border road links several communities to markets and supports the transportation of agricultural produce, essential commodities and other goods.
Addressing the troops preparing for deployment to Maiwa and Koshebe, Illiya said the governor had assured them of continued government assistance.
“He announced ₦50,000 support to each soldier preparing for deployment to the two communities,” Illiya noted.
Zulum was accompanied by the member representing Monguno/Nganzai/Marte Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Engr Bukar Talba; the member representing Dikwa Constituency in the Borno State House of Assembly, Mohammed Zakariya; Commissioner for Information and Internal Security, Professor Usman Tar; and Commissioner for Local Government and Emirate Affairs, Sugun Mai Mele.
The visit underscores the Borno State Government’s continued support for security agencies as efforts intensify to protect vulnerable communities and restore economic activities across the state.
