Taraba governor laments the invasion of Boko Haram sect
Governor Darius Ishaku of Taraba State, yesterday, raised alarm over influx of Boko Haram members in the state. According to him, the influx has made the state relatively unsafe following recent attacks which gave rise to internally displaced persons (IDPs).
The governor said this while playing host to senators in his office in Jalingo. He added that recent arrests and interrogations by security agents indicated an increase of their presence in the state. The senators were in the state on fact-finding mission to IDPs camps in the state.
Governor Ishaku stated how it remains the responsibility of the Federal Government to take proactive measures to forestall any breakdown of law and order, urging senators to evolve ways of tackling issues of insurgency in the country, particularly in the North-East, which has been ravaged by Boko Haram.
Earlier in his speech, leader of the delegation, Senator Kabiru Gaya (Kano South), told the governor that the team was in the state to authenticate the number of IDPs in the state and look for ways to support them.
It would be recalled that the senator representing Taraba South, Senator Emmanuel Bwacha, had earlier this year raised the same issue at the Senate, alleging high influx of unknown persons in Taraba State.
