The Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has met with families of
policemen and civilian JTF volunteers who were ambushed on Friday
while on their way to Baga as security backup.
He visited the headquarters of the state police command in Maiduguri
on Monday where the bereaved families gathered to receive him.
During the visit, the Commissioner of Police, Bello Makwashi, listed
the names of his deceased personnel.
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According to him, some of the affected officers are Mba Mathew,
Ibrahim Muhammad, David Jarta, Jerry Joseph, John Barka, Elijah
Gwarza, Eheboya Osaheinde, and Nura Aminu.
Meanwhile, the wives of the slain officers have appealed to the
governor for support during the trying moment.
On his part, the governor vowed to support the families in every way possible.
He, however, did not announce details of the support as he explained
that nothing equals the value of the lives of those killed.
“I am purposely here to sympathise and condole with you our brothers
and sisters the families of our deceased policemen. It is very
unfortunate that the incident happened. May Almighty God in his
infinite mercy forgive and reward them for their sacrifices and may He
grant you the strength to bear the fortitude of this huge loss that is
for all of us” he said.
“It is so sad, looking at what happened. It is quite unfortunate and I
am pained by that incident. However, those men died as heroes, as
patriots and as people that have brought honour to their families even
though we never wished that it happened”.
“Insha’ Allah we shall do everything possible to support the families.
The education of their children is very important in addition to the
support for their means of livelihood.”
After meeting with the families, the governor also visited the state
specialist hospital in Maiduguri to check on those injured from the
ambush.
Conducting the governor round, Medical Director of the Hospital, Dr.
Laraba Bello explained that eight injured persons were brought to the
hospital on Sunday, which included a policeman and seven CJTF members
from whom five had been treated and discharged while the remaining
three were said to have started responding to treatment.
