Zulum accuses Politicians, military officers among Boko Haram informants, collaborators

Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has alleged that some military officers and politicians are behind the protracting insurgency in the state and other part of the North Region.

According to him, they acted as informants and collaborators for Boko Haram terrorists.

The Governor, however, vowed to deal ruthlessly with saboteurs frustrating the efforts of his administration in tackling insurgency in the state.

Zulum while Speaking in an interview on News Central’s Breakfast Central, said his administration would strengthen its intelligence network to overcome terrorists and their saboteurs.

“We have informants and collaborators within the Nigerian Armed Forces, within the politicians, and within the communities.

“What we shall do is to strengthen our intelligence and to deal with them ruthlessly.

“Let’s remove contractocracy. In six months, we can put an end to this madness. We need not politicise insecurity.

“Insurgency will never end with kinetic measures alone, we must ensure that the non-kinetic measures are also put in place. What I mean by non-kinetic measures are socio-political and economic dimensions of the crisis.

“Let me tell you one very important thing, insurgency will never be ended by corrective measures alone. Among the 300,000 or more that have repented, I cannot rule out the possibility of few of them going back to the bush”the governor said