Tempers flared in the House of Representatives on the 6th of May, 2025, as lawmakers from Borno State painted a chilling picture of Boko Haram’s return stronger, bolder, and more technologically armed than ever.
At the heart of the session was Ahmed Jaha, representing Chibok/Damboa/Gwoza, who didn’t hold back. The insurgents, he said, were now operating with a new level of brutality and precision, attacking communities with armed drones and overpowering the military.
“They now use gun and bomb drones,” he told colleagues, pressing for immediate government action.
Jaha expressed outrage over the N19.7 trillion spent on security between 2015 and 2019, questioning its impact as killings continue. He shared first-hand accounts of violence in Pulka and Chibok.
“This is no longer hearsay. I was there myself. In Pulka, 10 farmers were killed while scavenging. In Chibok, 14 more were murdered,” he said.
He added that soldiers also died in fierce clashes at Izge and Kampu.
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Zainab Gimba, representing Bama/Ngala/Kala-Balge, backed Jaha’s claims with her own harrowing revelations. She said Boko Haram fighters stormed a multinational joint task force base in her constituency, leaving over 20 soldiers dead.
Even more disturbing, she claimed foreign fighters were part of the attack.
“The commander confirmed that several white men were seen among the insurgents,” she said.
Gimba criticized the decision to position military barracks in densely populated areas, using the recent fire at Giwa Barracks in Maiduguri as an example of the dangers. She also voiced concern over the regional fallout from Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso pulling out of ECOWAS, warning it exposes Nigeria’s borders to greater risks.
Both lawmakers demanded a total overhaul of Nigeria’s military response, arguing that Boko Haram is evolving faster than the country’s defense strategy.
They want more than budget allocations they want results.