NIGERIA - EMIRS RETURN HOME AFTER TWO YEARS OF ESCAPE FROM BOKO HARAM ATTACKS IN BORNO

At least five emirs in Borno State forced out of their domain by Boko Haram insurgents have returned to their palaces. 

According to sources, the emirs fled to Maiduguri two years ago when the insurgents took control of their communities in Askira/Uba Local Government Area of the state. 


The insurgents took control of the area in August 2015 and announced the establishment of a Caliphate, forcing residents, including the emirs to flee. However, three others, including the Emir of Bama, Kyari El-Kanemi, Emir of Dikwa, Muhammad Ibn Masta, and Chief of Gwoza, Muhammad Timta, at the time of this report, were yet to return from Maiduguri, where they reside. The insurgents were however dislodged by the military which took control of the area and restored normalcy. 

Two of the emirs, Muhammadu Askirama of Askira, and Ismaila Mamza of Uba, returned to their respective palaces yesterday in company of Borno Deputy Governor, Mamman Durkuwa. Speaking at a short ceremony at their palaces, the emirs commended the Nigerian military for their gallantry in routing the Boko Haram terrorists. They expressed optimism that terrorism would end soon in the country, going by the successes being recorded by the military. 

Mr. Durkuwa assured the emirs that the government would undertake projects to restore life back to the area. The deputy governor urged residents to be law abiding and report any sign of security threat to relevant agencies. Meanwhile, President Mahamadou Issoufou, of Niger Republic, has said scores of arrested Boko Haram militants will be handed over to the International Criminal Court, ICC, for trial. 

This is contained in a document from the World Humanitarian Summit, ongoing in Istanbul, Turkey, made available to reporters in New York. The document said Mr. Issoufou made this known yesterday during a high-level leaders’ round table titled “Uphold the Norms that Safeguard Humanity”. He said the Nigerien government would ensure the militants were tried by the ICC. “This is something that all countries should do,” he said. The best way to protect civilians, he added, was to ratify humanitarian conventions. 

“Political, military and administrative authorities must be aware of pledges made by Governments and of the sanctions provided for under those conventions,” he said. He added that all countries must take on commitments to respect international humanitarian law and human rights instruments, as well as guarantee that populations in need received humanitarian aid. 

He said that Niger faced multiple humanitarian issues, including population displacement due to terrorists’ attacks. The president said Niger had ratified the Geneva Conventions and the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.

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