Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has approved the immediate construction of a new hospital, water facilities, and other essential infrastructure for the people of Kirawa.

Zulum announced the approval on Friday during an assessment visit to the community which was recently affected by violent extremist attacks.

The governor sympathized deeply with residents over the tragic incident and condemned the attack in the strongest terms. Governor Zulum assured the people of his administration’s commitment to their safety and well-being.

Beyond the provision of new infrastructure, the governor announced concrete steps that can improve security in the area.

He revealed that plans are underway to deploy additional security personnel and establish a new Civilian JTF post to enhance surveillance and rapid response capabilities in and around Kirawa.

Zulum travelled to Kirawa by road in company of the commander of 26 Task Force Brigade, Brigadier General N. I. Abdullahi, State and National Assembly members and other senior government officials.

Meanwhile, Governor Zulum charged the Nigerian Armed Forces to scale up military operations in Borno State to avert the possibility of terrorists reversing the gains recorded so far.

“I am appealing to the Nigerian Armed Forces to be more committed. Above all, we need military operations. For sometime, military operations were not conducted in Borno State. This has been instrumental to the renewed insurgency. We need to take note of one very important thing, continued military operations. There is need for us to sustain our military operations,” Zulum said.