Nigeria state leaders demand action against Islamist attacks

State governors from northeastern Nigeria called on the government on Thursday to put forward a new strategy to tackle an upsurge in Islamist militant attacks.

The governors of Borno, Adamawa, Yobe, Gombe, Taraba and Bauchi took part in the 11th North-East Governors Forum (NEGF) amid renewed violence that left more than 100 people dead last month.

Taraba state governor Agbu Kefas said in a closing statement, “The forum… calls for the armed forces, other security agencies and community leaders to reappraise their strategy in the counter-insurgency onslaught in the region.”

A 16-year insurgency has ravaged the region, killing tens of thousands, displacing two million, and causing major damage to the local economy.

Read more: Deutsche Welle