Sadiq Abubakar
Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno state has promised to rebuild the burnt Gamboru Ngala Central Market, which set ablaze last week by Boko Haram insurgents.
He disclosed this when he visited the market to assess the extent of damage, while appealing to traders to exercise patience as government would do everything possible to rebuild the market.
He also visited some parts of the town to ascertain the destructions, before proceeding to the Central Mosque to condole with members of the various households whose relations were killed in the attack.
The governor constituted a seven-man committee and tasked it with the responsibility of identifying the victims for possible assistance.
Chairman, Ngala local government area, Bakura Mustapha, told the governor that the actual figures of those killed were yet to be ascertained as they were still compiling the list from various places affected by the attack.
He, however, said over 200 vehicles, hundreds of shops and houses were burnt by the insurgents.