The governor said this when he spoke at the 2021 North East Star Magazine awards on Thursday.

Represented by his Chief of Staff, Prof. Maxwell Gidado, Governor Fintiri opined that insurgency in the North East would end within the first term of the Presidency of any candidate of North Eastern extraction. According to him, former chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, did his best in trying to bring the insurgency to the end but his effort only resulted in modest gains because of the counter-insurgency efforts did not get the 100 per cent support required from the presidency.

Fintiri said “The Boko Haram insurgency will be wiped out in the first term of a president from the North East. It is a popular saying that he, who wears the shoe, knows where it pinches him. Lt. Gen. Buratai did his best when he was at the helm of affairs. If he had been given 100 per cent support, I want to believe, he would have snuffed out the terrorists in Sambisa forest”

In a state-wide broadcast on Tuesday, October 27, Governor Fintiri said any house where stolen items are found would be destroyed.

Governor Fintiri said “This ultimatum will expire at 6 am on Wednesday, 28th October 2020, after which I will sign an executive order for a house-to-house search to commence by 7 am of the same day. Part of the provision of the order is a sanction that will attract withdrawal of C-of-O and if necessary, demolition of every house that harbours any of the stolen properties. Law-abiding citizens should cooperate with the security agencies to ensure this is enforced.”