Zulum pledges ₦50,000 each to soldiers heading to frontline - Punch Newspapers
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has announced ₦50,000 support for each soldier preparing for deployment to the frontline communities of Maiwa and Koshebe villages in the state.
The governor’s spokesman, Dauda Illiya, said in a statement on Friday that Zulum made the announcement during a visit to the headquarters of the 24 Task Force Brigade in Dikwa Local Government Area, where he met with the Brigade Commander, Brigadier General Aminu Gumel.
Illiya said the governor also assured the troops that he would provide the necessary support to strengthen security along the Maiduguri–Mafa–Dikwa–Ngala highway, enhance safe travel and revive trade in communities recovering from years of insurgency.
“My visit is primarily aimed at exploring measures to strengthen security along the strategic economic corridor, which connects Maiduguri to several communities in eastern Borno and serves as a vital route for trade, transportation and cross-border commercial activities,” Zulum said.
Illiya said the highway links communities along the corridor to markets and facilitates the movement of agricultural produce, essential commodities and other goods.
Addressing troops preparing for deployment to Maiwa and Koshebe villages, Illiya said the governor pledged to provide operational logistics and sustain welfare support.
“He (Zulum) announced ₦50,000 support for each soldier preparing for deployment to the two communities,” Illiya noted.
The governor was accompanied on the visit by the member representing Monguno/Nganzai/Marte Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Engr Bukar Talba; the member representing Dikwa Constituency in the State House of Assembly, Mohammed Zakariya; the Commissioner for Information and Internal Security, Professor Usman Tar; the Commissioner for Local Government and Emirate Affairs, Sugun Mai Mele; and other senior government officials.
Borno State has continued to witness attacks by Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province fighters on military formations and civilian communities, particularly in areas along strategic roads and supply routes.
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In July 2026, suspected ISWAP fighters attacked a military base in Logomani, Ngala Local Government Area, killing a soldier and setting a police outpost, a primary healthcare centre and two classrooms ablaze.
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