Yobe state Governor and Chairman APC Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, on Sunday met with the Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Leo Irabor over Boko Haram attack on Geidam.
Gov Buni according to his DG Press and Media Affairs, Mamman Mohammed had since Friday been liaising with the security authorities to find a lasting solution to the incessant attacks on Geidam and the border communities.
His meeting with Chief Of Defence Staff however is out of the urgent need to find a permanent solution to the intrusion of the insurgents into the state.
“The problem we have is the movement of the insurgents from the fringes of Lake Chad into the state.
” We need to check this holistically to profer permanent solution to the menace” he said.
He lamented that the people of Geidam had been subjected to several attacks and untold hardships that must be checked.
“As a leader, l have to explore all avenues including meeting the Chief of Defence Staff and the service chiefs to ensure the safety and security of the people of Geidam and the state at large” Governor Buni said.
