On 2/17/14, Oyebamiji Solomon <solomino009@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Borno State Governor Kashim Shettima on Sunday said he had been a sad
> man since he assumed office three years ago.
>
> He said he had only been smiling to appear cheerful.
> "If I have to open up to all of you here; most of the time, I try to
> wear smiles on my face but in the true sense, I have had very few
> moments of inner joy and happiness in the last three years," Shettima
> said.
>
> He said this while bemoaning the activities of the violent Islamic
> sect, Boko Haram, which has its base in Maiduguri, the Borno State
> capital.
> The governor spoke at the inauguration of 22 units of model housing
> for the people of Maffa, in the outskirts of Maiduguri.
>
> He said, "One of the few moments of my inner joy, like I said earlier,
> is our gathering here to formally launch the Borno State Stalk Houses
> Eradication Programme, which is an ambitious scheme that is targeted
> at gradually eliminating stalk houses in different parts of Borno
> State and replacing them with model houses, at no cost to the
> beneficiaries.
>
> "Today is one of the few moments of my life since I assumed the
> leadership of Borno State as governor in nearly three years that I
> could said to be truly happy. You all know the traumatic experiences
> we have been facing as a state since 2009, you will recall that in
> 2011, we took over administration and continued to manage the
> unfortunate insurgency that brought very tragic and unforgettable
> experiences to our beloved heritage, Borno."
>
> Members of Boko Haram, a group opposed to Western education and with
> an objective to Islamise Nigeria, began waging war against the Federal
> Government in 2009.
> They have launched many attacks at military and police facilities,
> churches, mosques, markets and drinking joints in different parts of
> the north and Abuja.
> In June 2011, a lone suicide bomber from the group attacked the police
> headquarters in Abuja, killing one policeman while about 70 cars were
> burnt.
> In August 2011, the group also bombed the UN office in Abuja, killing
> a total of 45 persons.
> On Christmas Day same 2011, members of the sect bombed the St.
> Theresa's Catholic Church in Madalla, Niger State, killing at least 43
> parishioners.
> Since then, the death toll from the sect's attacks had been in tens.
> Just on Sunday, there were reports that members of the group attacked
> yet another village, Izge, in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno
> State and killed 93 persons in the evening of Saturday.
>
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