Nigeria Army Reopens Major Roads In Bornu State

Brutai, Army Chief.

Nigeria Army in Maiduguri that as been shielded with the responsibility of restoring peace and sanity to the embattled state of Bornu for over three years now is experience some normality as the military reopened the Maduguru-Dikwa-Gamboru road for economic activities to continue.

The Nigerian Army on Wednesday reopened the Maiduguri-Dikwa-Gamboru road three years after it was closed as a result of the Boko Haram insurgency. The road was closed to motorists in 2013 at the peak of Boko Haram activities in Borno.

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Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno accompanied by the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai flagged off the reopening of the road. The governor, in his remark, commended the military for containing the insurgency within the short period which facilitated the reopening of the road. Shettima said the state remained eternally grateful to the Army and sister services that contributed to the defeat of Boko Haram. He said that reopening of the road would automatically revamp the economy of the state and improve the lots of the people.

 “Two years ago, Borno was in a bad state and about a year and half ago, the state almost fell completely in the hands of the insurgents. “Today, the story is different and anyone who wants to be fair to the Nigerian Army and General Buratai must juxtapose these scenarios before drawing conclusion. “With the reopening of this road which is the life wire of the state, there will be a quantum leap in the economy of the state,’’ he said. Earlier, the Chief of Army Staff said the road was not only important to the people of the state but was strategically significant to the ongoing military operation in the region.

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 He assured the people of the state that the Army would provide adequate security for motorists using the road. Buratai said the reopening of the road to the public would also aid the restoration of civil authorities in the recaptured areas.