By Umar Yusuf

YOLA—The Senator representing Borno Southern Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator Ali Ndume, has said Nigerian security operatives have been at the receiving end in fight against insurgency in Nigeria, especially in the North East.

The Senator who spoke in Yola, yesterday, during a visit to Madagali, Mubi, Uba Askira, Gulak, Bui and Gombe, alongside Governor of Borno State, Alhaji Kashim Shettima, to console indigenes of Borno State taken refuge in the internally displaced refugee camps in these  areas.
“The fact of the matter is that as at now the Nigerian security agents on the receiving end and we are at the losing end”, the Senator lamented.

But, Ndume was quick to add that “the hope is not lost, because we are always giving hope and we are always living in hope and praying that the insurgency will soon come to an end.”
While thanking Adamawa and Gombe state governments for their hospitality, he said: This is not the first time in history that the insurgency attack is happening, pointing out that it had happened before, only that the way the country is handling it is quite different.

”We have learnt from our mistakes of handing the insurgency problem. If the right things were done, it would not happen in the first place, but since it has happened, there is no point apportioning blame on any person or group, but this is time to look for its solution.”
According to him, “nobody can give accurate figure of the displaced persons except that everybody in Gwoza with a population of over 50,000 people has deserted the town. The only people left in the town now are either the person has nowhere to go or he is too old or too young to runaway.

“Everybody is running, running with their loved ones, little property and heading to unknown destination, even as the enemies continue to chase them and smite any person insight.”