The effort by the federal government to extend the state of emergency imposed on the three northeastern states of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe appears to be meeting resistance from the residents of Maiduguri and immediate surroundings.
Information available to 247ureports.com from Maiduguri indicates that residents in Maiduguri have in totality rejected the attempts by Federal Government to renew the emergency rule in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states.
Many residents have as a result taken to exchanging text messages, posting on their social media accounts. They were generally expressing dismay.
One of the commenters who is a civil servant wrote “I am totally disappointed by FG. They are now renewing the state of emergency for the 4th time without any good result. I think, the war is worsening more under the emergency rule. I can recollect vividly that the war did not consume all the captured LGAs, neither did it displace millions of people from their residences nor did it kill tens of thousands. So, we the residents of Maiduguri, have rejected the renewing of emergency rule. It doesn’t make sense… Are we not human beings? Are we not in democratic government? So, let the FG rethink and fight this war seriously”.
