Boko Haram takes over border towns with Abuja – Gov raises alarm

Nasarawa State governor, Abdullahi Sule, has again raised a fresh alarm over the presence of Boko Haram in the state.
According to him, they are now in border towns with Abuja, the nation’s capital, Leadership reports.
Speaking yesterday during an expanded security meeting at the Government House in Lafia, the state capital, Governor Sule said some bandits that were dislodged recently in Ottu, Toto local government area of the state, by security agencies have metamorphosed into Boko Haram and are found in three local government areas of the state.
“Unfortunately, a lot of them who had been members of Darusalam that have turned into Boko Haram, have now regrouped in places like Borkono, Kabusu, Panda, Paha Sha Biyar, Ambaka and Gidan Rai in Nasarawa, Karu and Wamba local government areas,” the governor stated.Governor Sule, however, revealed that the state government was adopting proactive measures to curb security challenges posed by the recent situations in some parts of the country.
After the closed-door session of the meeting, the State Commissioner of Justice, Dr. Abdukarim Kana, explained that the security council urged the people of the state to be vigilant and report any suspicious movement of persons to security agencies.