capital, and its environs while Michika and its environs have become ghost towns.
The displaced persons have cried out to the Federal Government to come to their aid by ensuring that the Boko Haram insurgency is completely wiped out, to enable them return back to their homes.
A pressure group under the banner of Higgi People’s Organisation stated that it was necessary for them to cry out so that the whole world would be aware of their plight, following the attack of Boko Haram in their land.
Addressing a press conference at the NUJ Press Centre, Yola, on Friday, the spokesperson for the group, David Barau, a lawyer and a former Deputy Governor of the state, said, “Without any desire to be prescriptive, we would like to draw attention to a part of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria pertinent to our outcry. In chapter 11, section 14, sub-section 2b of the first schedule, it is clearly stated that the security and welfare of the people shall be the primary purpose of government.”
Meanwhile, Boko Haram insurgents have continued their onslaught in Michika by raiding more border villages in the area.
A resident of Garta, one of the villages who identified himself as Joseph, said the insurgents arrived around 6pm, raiding homes and shops.
“They burnt most of the shops and houses after looting them, as most people had to climb the nearby mountains to save their lives,” he said.
An unconfirmed report also indicated that the insurgents attacked Kuburshosho village, where they burnt the family home of former Governor Boni Haruna.
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