12 hunters were honoured for fighting against Boko-haram

Twelve gallant hunters have been recognised by the Association of Hunters in Adamawa state.
The 12 hunters were honoured for their gallantry in the fight against insurgency in the state.

A group of Nigerian traditional hunters and vigilantes gather on vehicles on their way to engage Boko Haram militants in Mubi from Yola, Adamawa State, in November. The hunters have being assisting the Nigerian military in their fight against the Islamic insurgents.

Salisu Buba Wakinso, the secretary of the association made this known in an interview with newsmen  in Yola
on Sunday, February 14.
Wakinso said the members were honoured during the general meeting of the union held recently.
He said the gesture would boost the morale of the beneficiaries and that of other members of the group all of whom were assisting security agencies in the counter-insurgency operation in the area.
“Those honoured that included two women were selected based on their outstanding performance.
“We also hope that the measure would go a long way in encouraging them and other members to do more for their fatherland.
“While we laud the support and cooperation the association has been receiving from government and the public, we need more vehicles, guns and ammunition to enable us to be more effective.
“Boko Haram have been dealt with in Adamawa but we need more vehicles, guns and ammunitions to properly man local government areas bordering Borno in order to check any possible incursion into Adamawa by remnants of the insurgents,” Buba said.
NAN reports that the local hunters had played a vital role in dislodging the insurgents from Adamawa by assisting the military.
It would be recalled that  on Sunday, January 3, Borno state hunters requested the Nigerian military to allow them join counter-terrorism fight in Sambisa Forest.
The official appeal was made by Malam Mai-Gana Mai-Durma, in the capital, Maiduguri.