The Borno State Government has confirmed its readiness to commence immediate reconstruction of both public and residential structures in a former Boko Haram stronghold recently recaptured by the Nigerian military.
Gudumbali is a remote town on the fringe of Lake Chad and was one of the deadly strongholds of Boko Haram insurgents, where hundreds of soldiers were killed, and both public and private structures, as well as armaments of the troops, were completely destroyed.
The State Commissioner, Ministry of Reconstruction Rehabilitation and Resettlement (MRRR), and Chairman of the Committee, Engr. Mustapha Gubio reaffirmed this after an assessment visit to Gudumbali town, headquarters of Guzamala Local Government Area of Borno State at the weekend.
It was gathered that Governor Babagana Zulum had recently charged the troops to recapture the Gudumbali town to enable the ongoing rebuilding and resettlement process of his administration during an inaugural of the resettlement committee last month.