The insurgency, which started about 10 years ago, has claimed thousands of lives and displaced millions in the north-east. While receiving a delegation of the senate committee on special duties that was in Borno state to assess the performance of the North-East Development Commission (NEDC), the monarch said the series of attacks over the years had led to the destruction of the state. “Gradually, they moved their operations from Maiduguri to local government headquarters and other towns within Borno. In the course of their operations, the emirate council lost about 13 district heads in addition to many ward heads, who were killed in their respective domains,” he said. readmore