Lawan halts campaign in honour of Borno farmers killed by terrorists

Lawan halts campaign in honour of Borno farmers killed by terrorists

Senate President Ahmad Lawan

The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan,has put off all his political engagements for Wednesday to mourn the farmers killed by the terrorists in Borno state on Sunday.

More than 50 farmers were reportedly killed at the outskirts of Kala Balge local government area by terrorists suspected to be Boko Haram and ISWAP.

Lawan had already scheduled some engagements for Wednesday, one of which was to meet with the All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders and delegates in Borno state.

He was also scheduled to proceed from Maiduguri to Gombe also to meet party leaders and particularly the delegates to canvas support for his Presidential bid ahead of the upcoming primaries of the APC.

But decided to put off all his political engagements for the day on account of the tragic incident and instead proceeded to Maiduguri only on a condolence visit.

While in Maiduguri, the Senate President met with the Governor of Borno state, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum and the…

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