Boko HaramGovernment to deploy police officers to towns recovered from sect

 This was disclosed by Minister of Interior, Abdulrahaman Dambazau (rtd) during an assessment visit to Maiduguri, Borno State.

The Federal Government is set to deploy police officers and paramilitary workers to towns recovered from terrorist sect, Boko Haram in the North-East.

This was disclosed by Minister of Interior, Abdulrahaman Dambazau during an assessment visit to Maiduguri, Borno State.

“We are in the state as part of effort to speak to the governors in the affected states and have on the ground assessment of situations,” Dambazau said.

“We are going to bring more personnel so that we can have back in place civil authority in the affected areas and to assist the military in the task of bringing security back to the areas,” he added.

Dambazau is also expected to visit Adamawa and Yobe, which have also suffered attacks from the sect.

Meanwhile, President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the war against Boko Haram has technically been won.