Coliation of women Groups under the eagis of North East Market womenm has called on Federal Government and State government to tackle insurgents in the Northern region.
The forum,in the statement signed by its National Chairperson, Hajiya Mariam Ina Bulama and National Secretary, Hajia Zainab Gadzama, respectively, said that,”We are out of business now”, regretted that:”As it stands today, we are finding it difficult to survive as a result of activities of insurgents.”” We issue this statement to express our plight as market women in the North East, especially in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states as a result of Boko Haram and other security challenges.
According to the forum,”The situation has assumed an alarming dimension since January 2021, with more than 200 or more of our members kidnapped, raped and even sometimes killed on their way to the local markets in search of daily bread.” The group Urges that:”No part of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa, apart from their state capital cities are safe as at today”According to the Forum of North East Market Women,” We cannot do otherwise because there is no road to access our villages anymore..”