Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has revealed that his administration has spent close to N100 billion this year on security operations across the state.
Zulum disclosed this on Thursday during a visit to the Emir of Uba, Ali Ibn Mamza, at his palace in Uba town, Askira/Uba Local Government Area.
The state is one of the epicenters of Boko Haram and Islamic State of West African Province, ISWAP insurgency in Nigeria’s North East region.
The level of insecurity in the state was recently heightened following the killing of Brigadier General Musa Uba by the terrorists, who shot him on the head, and shared the gory murder on the social media for Nigerians to see.
According to Zulum, the funds spent on security in the state could have been used finance to provide social development such as, education, health, and other infrastructure for the people.
He stressed that contractors are refusing to do projects in some parts of the state due to insecurity in those place, saying road construction has been mostly affected.
“In this year alone, what I spent on security is about N100 billion. If there was peace, the money would have gone into development in education, health and other sectors,” Zulum said
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