Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has approved the use of Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs) and patrol vehicles by soldiers to evacuate over 5,000 refugees from Niger Republic to the Malam-Fatori border community with the country for onward repatriation into the state.
Zulum gave the approval on Thursday when he visited the Malam-Fatori area community which was a former stronghold of the Boko Haram sect in northern Borno.
Zulum who was accompanied on the visit by the House of Representatives member-elect for Marte/Monguno/Nganzai Constituency, Bukar Talba, Commissioner for Local Government and Emirates Affairs, Sugun Mai Mele among other top government officials, said he was on hand to assess the readiness of the community to receive the returning refugees.
