Borno Governor, Babagana Zulum has said that many Borno children are being recruited into Boko Haram which is being sponsored by some foreign entities, Njenje Media News reports.
He made this known at the 17th Chief Gani Fawehinmi annual lecture, he added that insurgency is being fuelled by arms which are being imported through the porous borders.
He appealed to Nigerians not to see the insurgency in the North-East as a northern problem but as an issue which affects everyone.
He further cited the Libya and Iraq examples of how sectional insecurity could engulf a country.
In his words;
“Our borders are so porous and proliferation of arms is existing there.
“I’m from Borno State, and many of our children are into Boko Haram. I’m not denying the fact. But again, they are being sponsored by many people across the world. Among Boko Haram, we have white men, Asians, Africans, Muslims and Christians.”
