Borno MASSACRE: Nigeria at the mercy of terrorists — Lai Mohammed

 In the  wake of the massacre of 43 farmers in Borno State, the Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said, yesterday, that Nigeria is currently at the mercy of terrorists because the country is being denied access to  needed weapons to fight the insurgents, despite efforts to do so.

This is even as Borno State governor, Babagana Zulum, yesterday, gave the Federal Government six recommendations on how to win the war against Boko Haram and Islamic State’s West Africa Province, ISWAP, insurgents terrorising the north-eastern region of the country.

The Military High Command also, yesterday, disputed the report by the United Nations that 110 civilians were killed by Boko Haram in Saturday’s massacre of farmers in the Jere Local Government Area of Borno State, insisting that only 43 of the farmers died, while several others were still missing.

It also expressed frustration that some locals in the North-East are declining to provide useful information to security agencies.

It will be recalled that Boko Haram insurgents on Saturday beheaded no fewer than 43 farmers at Zabarmari in Jere Local Government Area of Borno State, and placed their severed heads on their backs.