Ndansi Elvis Nukam, the
national Youth President of the National Union for Democracy and Progress-NUDP
has called on the population of Sabongida, in Misaje Sub Division to be more
vigilant. NUDP National President who stormed Sabongida talked to “achaba
riders”, and youth leaders as well as quarter heads called on the entire
population of the border village to collaborate with the, administration, and
forces of law and order to ensure that the Islamic Extremist group, Boko Haram doesn’t
infiltrate into their community. Despite several worries expressed by the
youths such as “what do they want? What have we done to them?” the meeting
ended with everyone admitting that the village vigilantic group must be on the
alert to avoid the unexpected. Before leaving Sabongida for Dumbu and Misaje
where he held two separate meetings with drivers, achaba riders and some traditional
rulers, Ndansi Elvis saluted the efforts so far deployed by the locals in
alerting the population. He cautioned drivers and achaba riders in Misaje and
Dumbu towns adding that dialogue should always be given priority. He warned
against strike actions as a solution to problem given that before his arrival,
achaba riders and drivers had gone on rampant over what they described as the
incessant quest for money by the Brigade Commander.
To
Ndansi Elvis, ever since Boko Haram started being
a security threat to boarder villages, much has been talk and done in the North
but Sabongida village in Misaje Subdivision which shares a direct land boarder
with Bisola in Taraba State of Nigeria has
not been given much attention. He lamented that there is a very porous boarder
with the custom office being closed. Talking to this reporter after the
Sabongida trip whuch he did on an “achaba” Ndansi said “I went there for a
sensitisation meeting with the villagers on Boko Haram and guide them on how to
ensure community vigilance. This is part of my constituency and my little
contribution to ensure that my people are safe”
When News Breaks Out, We Break In. (The 2014 Bloggies Finalist)
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