Borno state Governor Umaru Zulum has warned politician, if found sponsoring thugs, to be dealt with accordingly.
He stated this at the government house while addressing leaders of political youth groups associated with thuggery known as ECOMOG in Maiduguri, noting that his administration will not condone any act of Indisciplne.
The governor noted that despite the creation of vocational jobs and empowerment programmes, most youths have preferred political thuggery as a means of livelihood.
He said,
“Borno is the only place we have, we can’t allow few of you to destroy the state. I believe you are not the only people in Borno, we have over six million people in the state. We can’t allow you to continue terrorizing the population, we can’t tolerate that anymore.”
“We will not continue to give you money, you cannot hold us to ransom. The security agencies have been directed to deal with anyone found parading himself as ECOMOG, either at the airport, graveyard, at wedding receptions or anywhere. You have been disturbing the public peace, constituting nuisance."
Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice, Barrister Kaka Shehu Lawan said that there have been increase in cases of theft and house burgling, warning that any person found contributing to insecurity within the state capital and its environs, will be dealt with.
Also, Commissioner of police, Abdu Umar, and State director of DSS, Munir Mamman, pledged to act in line with the governor's policy.
It would be recalled that in July 2019, which was two months after assuming office, Governor Zulum had announced a ban on political thuggery in Maiduguri which had, in the mid 2000s, come under bloody clashes between rival thugs including killings. He launched a vocational employment scheme to support the youths.
In 2020 and 2021, Zulum extended his ban on political thuggery to Biu and Gwoza, both of which have had notorious prevalence of thuggery. The governor later announced a statewide ban on the menace.
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