The Nigerian president is at the forefront of the war on terror in the village of Baroua, near Lake Chad, in the southeastern part of the country. Mohamed Bazoum visited this village on Friday abandoned by its people due to several attacks by Boko Haram, the group operating across the river and the border with Nigeria, a few kilometers away. But since then, thousands of villagers have returned under the protection of a military unit.
as reported from Niamey, Moussa Kaka
ON Baroua, a village in ruins on the shores of Lake Chad more than 1,400 kilometers from Niamey, thousands of jubilant villagers celebrated the arrival of President Mohamed Bazoum on Friday, July 2nd.
Along the RN1 there are abandoned villages. Madame Yagana Adam, from the village of Baroua, shouts to the President of the Republic: “When it is an unpleasant event, it is the women and children who are the victims,” she emphasizes. , so we pray that we really rehabilitate the houses and the fields. ”
Presence of special forces
A unit from special forces ensures the safety of the village, at the front line, three kilometers from Boko Haram’s positions. President Mohamed Bazoum went there: “My captain, I count on you,” he said. Here you represent all the troops on the unit that are in place to ensure the operation of the population’s return to their villages. “
The resilience of this martyr population must be greeted. “Several challenges remain, they are people who have been displaced for many years and therefore need support,” explains Louise Aubin, resident coordinator of the UN system in Niger. This support is great and we are already starting to see some effects on the ground. “This operation of returning populations must be extended to other villages.
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