Dare Babalola
A former Governor of Borno State has advised the Nigerian government on how to end the Boko Haram insurgency in the country.
Sheriff said this late Monday during a Channels TV show where he was a guest, stressing that the Federal Government needs to boost regional alliances with neighbouring countries with a view to nipping the insurgency in the bud.
He maintained that, “What should be done is that we have to have a proper relationship with Cameroon, Chad, and Niger.”
He recalled that during his tenure as governor from 2003 to 2011, people mistakenly assumed the insurgency was a Borno issue.
“Even my next-door neighbour, then governor of Yobe State, did not believe this had nothing to do with the people of Borno.
“These are problems that were coming from outside Nigeria. Unfortunately for us in Borno State, we are bordered by Chad, Niger, and Cameroon, and it’s all land borders,” he added.
He alleged that local actors were being financed and manipulated under religious pretexts, explaining that external forces were involved in destabilising Nigeria during his administration.
