国际英语资讯:Poverty, illiteracy responsible for security challenges in N Nigeria: governor
<p><span word="LAGOS">LAGOS</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 7-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="governor">governor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="northeast">northeast</span> <span word="Nigeria">Nigeria</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Bauchi">Bauchi</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Mohammed">Mohammed</span> <span word="Abubakar">Abubakar</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="attributed">attributed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span> <span word="bedeviling">bedeviling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="illiteracy">illiteracy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="governor">governor</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="visiting">visiting</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="State">State</span>, <span word="Budget">Budget</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Planing">Planing</span>, <span word="Zainab">Zainab</span> <span word="Ahmed">Ahmed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Bauchi">Bauchi</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="illiteracy">illiteracy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="dragged">dragged</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="youth">youth</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="joining">joining</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="insurgents">insurgents</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="inflicting">inflicting</span> <span word="pains">pains</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="sub">sub</span>-<span word="region">region</span>.</p><p><span word="Abubakar">Abubakar</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="unless">unless</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reverse">reverse</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trend">trend</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="continue">continue</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Internally">Internally</span> <span word="Displaced">Displaced</span> <span word="Persons">Persons</span> (<span word="IDPs">IDPs</span>) <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="refuge">refuge</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="governor">governor</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="permanent">permanent</span> <span word="camps">camps</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="IDPs">IDPs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="governor">governor</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IDPs">IDPs</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="accommodated">accommodated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="communities">communities</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="commended">commended</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="relief">relief</span> <span word="materials">materials</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="assisted">assisted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IDPs">IDPs</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span>.</p><p><span word="Earlier">Earlier</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Federal">Federal</span> <span word="Government">Government</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="flag">flag</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="distribution">distribution</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="items">items</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="IDPs">IDPs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span>.</p><p><span word="Ahmed">Ahmed</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="items">items</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="Federal">Federal</span> <span word="Government">Government</span> <span word="Special">Special</span> <span word="Intervention">Intervention</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Bauchi">Bauchi</span> <span word="State">State</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> 54,048 <span word="households">households</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="benefit">benefit</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gesture">gesture</span>.</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="intervention">intervention</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="quarterly">quarterly</span> <span word="bases">bases</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ease">ease</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hardship">hardship</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="faced">faced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="victims">victims</span>.</p><p><span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Northern">Northern</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Nigeria">Nigeria</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="alarming">alarming</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="activities">activities</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Boko">Boko</span> <span word="Haram">Haram</span> <span word="Islamic">Islamic</span> <span word="sect">sect</span>.</p>
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