Chibok community calls for permanent joint security formations

Africa, Crime Diary

ABUJA, Nigeria, 10 April 2026 (NPA) — The Kibaku Area Development Association (KADA) has urged the Federal Government to establish permanent military and joint security formations in strategic border communities linking Chibok, Damboa and Askira‑Uba Local Government Areas of Borno State.

National President of the association, Mr Nkeki Mutah, made the appeal at a press briefing in Abuja on Thursday, stressing that the measure is necessary to halt persistent and devastating attacks on Chibok by Boko Haram insurgents.

Mutah also called on the military high command to urgently deploy more troops to Chibok, noting that residents have endured over a decade of suffering, fear, displacement and loss. He recalled the abduction of schoolgirls on 14 April 2014, describing it as “an open wound,” with nearly 100 still unaccounted for.

He said the community had suffered multiple coordinated attacks in the past week alone, and urged support for trained youths who received security vigilance training last year, requesting tools and equipment to enable them to assist security agencies.

Mutah appealed to federal and state governments, foreign partners, NGOs and individuals to provide emergency relief materials to displaced persons, and called for Chibok to be opened to humanitarian organisations to deliver essential support directly.

He expressed appreciation to military personnel, vigilante groups, the Nigerian Police and other operatives who continue to risk their lives defending the community.