TODAY
December 17, 2020
Borno State, Governor, Babagana Zulum, has met with the President of the Republic of Chad, Idriss Déby, to discuss insecurity issues.
The meeting, which held at the Presidential Palace in N’Djamena, Wednesday, was also attended by the Chadian Ambassador to Nigeria, Abakar Chahaimi, as well as the Nigerian Ambassador to Chad, Zannah Kolo.
A statement by the spokesman of the Governor, Mallam Isa Gusau, said the meeting was convened over the repatriation of Nigerian refugees who fled to Chad after they were displaced by the terrorist group, Boko Haram.
Zulum said: “I am here in Chad to see our people currently taking refuge at The Dar’salam camp in Baga Sola.
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BORNO State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, has given 5,000 families of Nigerian refugees in Chad a cash relief of N10,000 each.
The governor was ferried on Tuesday through the Nigerian side of the Lake Chad to meet Borno citizens taking refuge at Darsalam refugee camp in Baga Sola, a border community in the Republic of Chad.
According to a statement by the governor’s spokesman, Mallam Isa Gusau, Zulum, on arriving Baga Sola, was received by the Chadian Governor of Lake Province, Fadul Tijjani.
Zulum during his interaction with the leadership of the refugees, asked for challenges being faced so he could approve interventions.