Nigeria and Speaker, Borno State House of Assembly, Abdulkarim Lawan,
has said only one local government is yet to be liberated from the
Boko Haram insurgents in Borno State out the 20 local government areas
earlier occupied.
He also assured that the December deadline to rout the Boko Haram
insurgents from Nigeria would be met.
Lawan spoke in Ilorin, yesterday, at the Conference of Speakers of
State Houses of Assembly organised to deliberate on a model
administration of criminal justice act.
The speaker said the Nigeria military had never been so committed in
the fight against insurgency.
According to him, "as of now, only one local government is yet to be
liberated from the clutch of the Boko Haram insurgents in Borno State.
That's the Abadam, located along border town of Niger Republic.
"Nineteen local governments are now in control of the military. And
the people are gradually returning to their homes in the affected
areas. Military is very serious in the fight against the Boko Haram
insurgency. We
never experienced the kind of commitment from military before.
"They have driven the Boko Haram to the bush. I am sure the military
is equal to the task and will meet the time line of December 2015 to
rout the insurgents by December. The Chief of Army Staff is leading
the military.
"Various local governments captured by Boko Haram have been recaptured
with the federal troops stationed there as they proceed to other local
governments. So, now only Abadam local government is not liberated. I
am sure they are going to liberate every local government in the
state."
He urged the people of the area to continue to support the military
to"find an end to this madness and unislamic act. Because Borno,
Adamawa and Yobe states have suffered so much due to this security
challenge in the last six years. Now, we are gradually getting
relative peace. So, I advise the people in all these areas to support
the military." .
Declaring open the workshop, the state governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah
Ahmed said: "A sound criminal justice system is imperative for
economic growth, political stability and social equilibrium. It is
impossible to have a sound economy without a solid foundation of good
laws that can curb anti-social behaviours and other disruptive
tendencies in the society.
"Additionally, a sound criminal system is a prerequisite for rule of
law which, as you know, is an essential component of good governance.
This is because no modern society can thrive unless there are strong
laws to guide social, economic and political conduct of its citizens."
"Unless the citizens are aware of and abide by a robust criminal
justice system, the sense of security, peace and lawfulness for
economic and political development will be missing."
Ahmed however lauded the initiative of the speakers of the 36 states
of the federation to organize the workshop saying that, their
deliberations would go a long way of fashioning out way out of
dwindling criminal justice in the country.
-Vanguard
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