Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State has charged the new brigade commander, 23rd Amoured Brigade, Bridagier General Mohammed Gambo, who is replacing Brigadier General A. M Garba, to help the state address its internal security challenge.
Brig. Gen. Gambo, was appointed as the new brigade commander following a recent minor military reshuffle carried out by the chief of Army staff, Lt. Gen. Yahya Farouq.
Fintiri raised an alarm that members of the Boko Haram terrorist group, are planning for operations in the state.
According to the governor, intelligence report collected revealed that two councils, which the terrorists hoped to set up their cells are in Hong and Maiha local government areas of the state.
He said, “Going through your previous track record of experience in the army, I believe you are capable enough to face the challenges ahead of us. We expect your cooperation, to have good synergy with the other, security agencies, so that together we can combat, crime and criminality. So that we can have a state that is safe and peaceful. We have enjoyed relative peace in the state in the last three years, and we will continue to go back to the drawing board to ensure that the state continues to be safe so that our people can go to sleep with their two eyes closed.
“I think you are coming at a very critical time, that from security report on my table, that Boko Haram are trying to establish, about two cells within the state, in the local government of Maiha and Hong.
“I am not saying they are there already but all of us know there are indications that they are trying to establish their cell in Maiha. A lot of efforts have gone within the last one or two months to dismantle them.
“And we are monitoring them and also making all necessary efforts to ensure we support all the security agencies to make our people sleep with all their eyes close and we call on you to help us to address the internal security challenge. ”