Gov Nabs Soldiers Extorting Travellers

By Chuks Ekpeneru

Governor of Borno State, Prof. Babagana Zulum, has accused soldiers on the Damaturu-Maiduguri of extortion.

Reports said the visibly angry governor was on his way Monday afternoon to Jakana, a community where Boko Haram insurgents struck on Saturday when he accosted the soldiers.

His entourage ran into a long queue of vehicles at one of the checkpoints.

The governor, who apparently had been briefed that the security operatives were extorting people, alighted from his vehicle and walked straight to where some of the soldiers were.

“I’m going to report all of you in this unit… nobody can tolerate this. Boko Haram is attacking people and you are here collecting N1000 per car,” he said.

One of the soldiers tried to calm the governor down, saying he would look into the case but Zulum fired back, saying: “But we saw them.”

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