Tag: Shettima
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Shettima begs military to intensify efforts, end Boko Haram menace
Gov. Kashim Shettima of Borno on Sunday appealed to the Nigerian military to intensify efforts to end the Boko Haram insurgency that had ravaged the North East for long. Shettima made the appeal while speaking at this year’s Eid el Fitr reception for members of the State Executive Council and other dignitaries at the Government…
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Boko Haram: We’ll turn Borno around in 6 months – Shettima
Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State has said sequel to the recent defeat of the deadly Boko Haram sect by the military, the state will begin to witness massive developments in the coming months. Shettima said this at the Summit for the Security and Development of Northern Nigeria, organised by the Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial…
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Over 100,000 people killed, 2m displaced by Boko Haram crisis – Shettima
Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State has said that the Boko Haram crisis in the North East has claimed over 100,000 lives and displaced two million others, mostly women and children. Shettima disclosed this in Abuja on Monday. According to the governor, “The Boko Haram insurgency has led to deaths of almost 100,000 persons going…
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Arrest any of my 3 children if they have links with Boko Haram, Shettima orders Military
Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State has ordered security operatives to arrest any of three biological children should be investigated and found having links with the dreaded Boko Haram group that has terrorized the state for close to five years now. The governor also pledged continued support to security agencies and local vigilante even as…
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Buhari saved Nigeria from extinction, says Northern governors
The Northern Governors Forum (NGF) on Tuesday said that President Muhammadu Buhari’s victory in 2015 saved Nigeria from going into extinction. The Chairman of NGF and Borno Gov. Kashim Shettima said this when he led a delegation on a courtesy call on Sen. George Akume; Tor Tiv V, His Royal Majesty Prof. James Ayatse, and…
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Shettima in parley mood with Chibok girls on Boxing Day
…assures them of both the State and Federal Governments support Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State spent the Boxing Day with the recently freed 21 Chibok girls. Shettima told the girls that with their cheerful mood, the next concern had to be their future. The girls who were students of Government’s Girls Secondary School (GSSS),…
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Boko Haram: Maiduguri now safer than Lagos, Abuja – Shettima
The Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima, has claimed that despite the insurgency in the state, Maiduguri, the state capital, is safer than Lagos, Abuja and most state capitals in the country. He stated this in Bauchi on Tuesday while addressing the Batch B National Youth Service Corps members deployed in Borno State, who are undergoing…