''Borno State Is Partly Controlled By The Nigerian Government And Partly By Boko Haram Terrorist Group.'' - Borno Senator

Senator representing Borno Central in the upper chambers, Sen. Kaka Garbai

has contradicted President Muhammadu Buhari and the Nigeria military on their claims to have defeated Boko Haram. The senator said ''Borno state is partly controlled by the Nigerian government and partly by Boko Haram terrorist group.'' 

While speaking to journalists in Dalori, Borno state on Saturday, Sen Garbai said he was in Dalori to pay condolence to the residents of the village who were attacked on January 30th which led to the death of over 100 people.

 “It is a wrong assumption that most of the local governments in Borno are recaptured from Boko Haram. In reality this is not true in the sense that apart from Maiduguri Metropolis, Bayo and Kwaya Kusar, these are the three local government that are under the occupation of the Nigerian government where the military and police are maintaining law and order. Mobbar, Abadam and Kala Balge are 100 percent occupied by the insurgents. There are some local governments that are partially occupied by the insurgents especially as the local government secretariats have been liberated but their hither-lands are still controlled by the insurgents. From my count, only three local government are fully liberated, 21 local governments partially occupied by insurgents, that is there is still some level of Boko Haram occupation side by side the military or any other constituted authority.'' 

He mentioned the local government areas that are fully occupied by Boko Haram as; Abadam, Mobbar and Kala Balge local government areas. Continuing, he said; ''We should not live under the illusion that Boko Haram are decimated or weaken, these are not reality and neither a true reflection of the reality. The reality is that most of the local government in Borno is partially occupied by Boko Haram.”he said He kicked against the planned return of some of the Internally Displaced Persons to their Local government areas. "If the people are moved back to their homelands you are making them vulnerable to attack. Unless you provide maximum security and return of law and order in these areas, relocating these people would be endangering their lives.”'