To stop Boko Haram, Shehu wants action on oil exploration along Chad Basin

TO end the Boko Haram insurgency in Borno State and other states in the North, the Shehu of Borno, Alhaji Abubukar Umar Garbai Ibn El-Kanemi, wants  the Federal Government to expedite action on oil exploration along the Lake Chad Basin; and job creation, while Borno elders will continue to hold quarterly meeting at the palace  until peace is restored.
The monarch spoke, yesterday, at his Maiduguri palace while addressing traditional and religious leaders on how to ensure “peace, unity and security” of  life and property amid the Boko Haram insurgency in the state.
He said the Boko Haram insurgency could be overcome with  intensive “prayers and fasting,” while the Federal Government expedites action in the exploration of oil in the Chad Basin  areas, so that more jobs could be created for  the unemployed youths roaming the streets.

Speaking on the roles of traditional and religious leaders to overcome security challenges, El-Kanemi said: “Members of the Borno Emirate Council (BOEC) have resolved that elders along with their religious and traditional rulers will be holding a quarterly meeting at the palace.