{"id":11924,"date":"2022-05-30T07:00:14","date_gmt":"2022-05-30T07:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/?p=11924"},"modified":"2022-05-30T07:00:14","modified_gmt":"2022-05-30T07:00:14","slug":"killing-of-32-zulum-visits-kala-balge-meets-bereaved-families","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/?p=11924","title":{"rendered":"Killing of 32: Zulum visits Kala-Balge, meets bereaved families\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">Killing of 32: Zulum visits Kala-Balge, meets bereaved families<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u2026 Discusses security measures<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8230;Offers 100% increase for resident medical workers<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u2026 Gives deadline for reopening of hospital, school<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, on Sunday, travelled to Rann, headquarters of Kala-Balge Local Government Area, to commiserate with mourning communities and families of 32 metal scavengers killed by Boko Haram\/ISWAP last week.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">32 persons from Kala-Balge were ambushed at a deserted Mudu village in Dikwa Local Government Area, which is located about 45 kilometres away from Rann. They were believed to have been shot at close range.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Zulum was in Kala-Balge alongside the Majority Leader of Borno State House of Assembly, Dige Muhammed, who hails from Kala-Balge, the member Federal House of Representatives representing Bama, Ngala and Kala-Balge, Dr Zainab Gimba, and former Commissioner for Higher Education, Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr Babagana Mustapha.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Zulum met community members and conveyed his sympathy.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-11926\" src=\"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_20220530_24831-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_20220530_24831-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_20220530_24831-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_20220530_24831-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_20220530_24831-631x420.jpg 631w, https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_20220530_24831.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The governor, whose visit to Kala-Balge was for the seventh time in three years, urged residents to desist from going to deserted villages, especially to scavenge for metals because insurgents are engaged in searching for the same materials and can lay ambush.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cThe insurgents and their collaborators used to scavenge for metals and other abandoned household materials in deserted villages. These serve as raw materials for their fabrications. I urge you to desist from going to such places\u201d, Zulum cautioned.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u2026 Meets military over security measures<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Governor Zulum during the visit, held a meeting with Captain Mohammed Haruna Jibrin, the military\u2019s commanding officer in Kala-Balge, involved with ongoing operations against insurgents.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-11925\" src=\"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_20220530_53844-300x209.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_20220530_53844-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_20220530_53844-768x536.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_20220530_53844-100x70.jpg 100w, https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_20220530_53844-696x485.jpg 696w, https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_20220530_53844-602x420.jpg 602w, https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_20220530_53844.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Zulum in all his trips to local government areas, usually meets with heads of the military to discuss and identify gaps in security arrangements for the purpose of strengthening them.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8230;Offers 100% increase for resident medical workers<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">While in Kala-Balge, the governor inspected essential public facilities and announced 100% increase in salaries for health personnel resident in Rann General Hospital.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cAny health worker that is willing to work here, we will double his or her salary and we will, insha Allah, make sure that there is a routine shift to allow them to visit families\u201d, Governor Zulum assured.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u2026 Gives deadline for reopening of hospitals, schools<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Zulum also gave two months deadline for the reopening of the completed hospital and schools as well the completion of any ongoing projects in Rann, Headquarters of Kala-Balge LGA.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The governor was dismayed by the absence of some basic social amenities in the local government headquarters.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cWe have completed the general hospital, schools, the council secretariat while some other projects are ongoing. These projects should be completed in two months, insha Allah. This is the only LGA in Nigeria that doesn&#8217;t have a functional school and this is unfortunate. We will do everything possible, insha Allah, to ensure basic amenities are functional\u201d, Zulum said.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Works, Engr. Goni Dunoma, had earlier explained to the governor that officials could not complete some ongoing projects because of difficulties in accessing the town.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">He however assured the governor that they would soon complete some that have reached advanced stages.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Killing of 32: Zulum visits Kala-Balge, meets bereaved families \u2026 Discusses security measures &#8230;Offers 100% increase for resident medical workers \u2026 Gives deadline for reopening of hospital, school Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, on Sunday, travelled to Rann, headquarters of Kala-Balge Local Government Area, to commiserate with mourning communities and families of 32 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