Punch Newspapers Sections Dogara Bitrus, Maiduguri Published 30 April 2021 Members of Boko Haram have taken over farmlands and farming activities in Ggeidam town, in the Geidam Local Government Area of Yobe State. The insurgents, who displaced majority residents of the town, were also said to have taken to preaching jihadist sermons to the few remaining people, mostly aged men and women, while also giving cash to them. Gambo Abdullahi, an indigene of Geidam residing in Damaturu, said the town was still being occupied by the insurgents, while the Nigerian army troops were restricted to the western area. He said, “The Boko Haram fighters are still in Geidam, they are in charge of the town.