Military, Yobe University Partner To Fight Boko Haram Insurgency

By Suleiman Anyalewechi

The authorities of the Yobe State University have signaled their readiness and commitment to work in concert with the Nigerian Army in the fight against Boko Haram insurgency and other criminal activities both in the State and the North East geo-political Zone.

The Source reports that Yobe and Borno States are considered the epicentre of the Boko Haram terrorist activities which for years now have ravaged the North East region of the Country.

The states are  perceived as the operational sanctuary of the terrorist group, having also originated from there in the late 1990s.

In a  statement on  Tuesday October 8, 2024 from the Office of the University’s Information Officer, Abdulmumin Kolo Gulani, quoted the Vice Chancellor Professor Mala Mohammed Daura, as making the promise during a courtesy call on him by the new  Commander of the Nigerian Army Logistics Base, Brigadier General EC Ineme, on Tuesday October 8, 2024.

Prof Daura, according to the  statement, noted that the University is richly endowed with the expertise and manpower  to meaningfully assist the Military in defeating insurgency in the region.

The Vice Chancellor particularly expressed confidence that the University is well positioned to collaborate with the Nigerian Army in conducting researches on the festering Boko Haram challenge and other criminal activities in the region.

The results of such researches, if religiously applied, would help security agencies in properly situating the problem, as well as overcoming it.

He assured the Service of the readiness of the Management of the University to engage in consultations and exchange of ideas with the Military when the need arises.

On his part, General Ineme whose visit was part of his familiarization tour of areas under his new duty post, promised to leverage the existing collaborative relationship between the University and the Army in the discharge of his duties.

He noted that the proximity between the University and the Army Logistics Base, makes it more imperative for the  two institutions to work together.