Governor of
Borno State, Prof. Babagana Zulum, has given out some parts of Sambisa forest,
a stronghold of the Boko Haram insurgents, for the Rural Grazing Area (RUGA)
programme.
Zulum
disclosed when Garbai El-Kanemi, Shehu of Borno, paid him Sallah homage at the
government house in Maiduguri.
The
governor said forest areas mapped out for the programme cover Konduga, Bama,
Gwoza, Chibok, Damboa and Askira-Uba.
The
Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), Agro Rangers and hunters have
been mobilised to secure these areas, he said.
“We
have identified six different locations we considered safe for the pilot scheme
in the state. The Ruga scheme is as old as history, is not a new thing. I don’t
know why some people are politicising it,” the governor said.
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