Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State has announced a plan to seek
partnership with the Federal Ministry of Defence and the Federal
Ministry of Information and Culture to build a National Museum and
Research institution in Borno State.
The museum, he said, would
collate all de-classified information, materials recovered by the
military in relation to the fight against Boko Haram insurgents and
document history of insurgents, their victims, fallen soldiers and
relevant materials in order to preserve lessons learnt from the crisis
and to attract local and foreign tourists.
The governor disclosed
this inside the Sambisa Forest at the opening of the Nigerian Army Small
Arms Championship which is currently holding in the Forest formerly
used by insurgents to perpetrate evil
Shettima
paid tribute to the armed forces for their successes in suppressing the
Boko Haram, noting that the people of Borno State will remain indebted
to all those who made contributions to addressing the Boko Haram crisis
and it’s effects.
The Minister of Defence, General Mohammed Mansur
Dan Ali, represented President Muhammadu Buhari at the opening of the
Championship.
The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur
Buratai hosted the event while National Assembly members in Committees
dealing with the armed forces were also at the Sambisa Forest to mark
the event.
There were ceremonial shooting by the Minister of
Defence, Chief of Army Staff and National Assembly members who all wore
military camouflages.
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