The fight against Boko Haram terrorists in Borno State has led to the killing of 389 Police officers in the last eleven years, Borno State Commissioner of Police, Abdu Umar has revealed.
He said 450 Police personnel were also injured while waging war against terrorists within the year. While over 24 Police barracks and 2/ stations were raged or destroyed.
The Commissioner of Police stated this on Saturday while inaugurating a newly built Police station and barracks at Beneshiek, the headquarters of Kaga Local Government Council of Borno State, adding that within the eleven years, several pieces of equipment were carted away or destroyed by the terrorists.
Accidentally to him, the destruction by terrorists attracted series of interventions which he noted, was responsible for the reconstruction of barracks and Police station.
“It will be recalled that at the height of the insurgency, precisely between 2011 and today, over 30 police stations/formations and 24 police barracks burnt or destroyed by the insurgents,” he said.
The Commissioner commended Usman Baba-Alkali, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), for his intervention towards providing a conducive working environment.
He also lauded the state government for rebuilding some of the vandalised police stations across the state. The commissioner also thanked donor and development organisations for their contributions towards rebuilding destroyed police facilities.
He listed the organisations to include the Presidential Committee on North-East Initiative, Victim Support Fund (VSF), Nigeria Police Trust Fund, North-East Development Commission (NEDC), North-East Regional Initiative (NERI), United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
