Reopen Baga Naval Base to secure farmers, Zulum begs military
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State, has called on the Army to reopen the Baga naval base to secure farmers in the Lake Chad region.
He made the appeal yesterday while receiving the new Theatre Commander, Joint Task Force, Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), Major-General Christopher Musa at the Government House, Maiduguri.
Recall that the Baga Naval base was attacked by Boko Haram insurgents in December 2018 and carted away a cache of arms and ammunition from the armoury.
According to Zulum, with the relative peace now enjoyed on the shore of Lake Chad region, the revival of the base would protect farmers and fishermen while performing agricultural activities around the lake.
“The resumption of fishing activities in Baga is very dear to us”, he said, stating that the state government would support the immediate relocation of the base from Maiduguri to Baga.
He urged the Theatre Commander to work towards creating an enabling environment for farmers to resume agricultural and fishing activities, contending that the resumption of activities in the Lake Chad region could restore the lost means of livelihood.
“The greatest insecurity in the state is denying the people to grow their food and and vegetables”, he warned, noting that most of the people in camps and host communities wanted to return to their farmlands to pick up their lives.
