The Borno State Police Command; has established a Rapid Response Squad (RRS) new centre to protect farmers during this year’s plantingseason. The response squad is being sited in Auno community, along the 132-kilometre Maiduguri/Damaturu busiest highway in Northeast. Auno was also severally attacked early this year by Boko Haram insurgents, with loss of many lives and property. The incessant attacks on farmers, informed Governor Babagana Zulum to set up an office, from which he will be working there from time to time. On how farmers be protected, he said: “All our deployments now will start from Auno that will take care of that axis, providing securityespecially for farmers during this planting season.

Source: The Guardian June 02, 2020 14:57 UTC