Borno South Senator, Ali Ndume has raised fresh concerns over the level of insecurity in Nigeria, urging the government to declare a state of emergency on the sector.
Ndume is worried over the resurgence of Boko Haram attacks in Borno and other states within that region.
This comes amid the latest attacks by Boko Haram terrorists and its splinter group, ISWAP, in recent times.
A few weeks ago, they launched attacks on about four military bases in a spate of 48 hours.
Speaking on the situation, Ndume told Vanguard that “the security situation, as you know, is not good at all. Everybody knows that the insurgents have staged a comeback.
“We are losing ground. The insurgents are intensifying their attacks in the base states particularly Borno, Adamawa and Yobe.
“Last week, they killed people in Adamawa, along Adamawa North in Hong. I think three or four villages.
“In Borno, they attacked Marte, they attacked so many locations, especially military formations.”
He cautioned that the country could be returning to the 2014 era whereby more than 22 local governments were completely displaced.
Ndume also noted that insecurity was also troubling other parts of the country.
“There is insecurity problem in the Southeast, the problem of IPOB.
“And we have problem of herders and farmers and bandits in the North-central. “We have recently a problem of Mahmuda in the North-central also.
“We have problem of Lakurawa and bandits in the North-west.
“There is insecurity problem in Sokoto. There is insecurity problem in Zamfara.
“There is insecurity problem in Kebbi.
“Consequently I have been calling for the deployment of the military to those locations. And we don’t have the number.”
His concerns come amid revelation by Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State that the insurgents have collaborators and informants among politicians and members of the armed forces.