{"id":51761,"date":"2023-07-28T16:47:15","date_gmt":"2023-07-28T14:47:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ndarason.com\/en\/?p=51761"},"modified":"2023-07-28T16:47:15","modified_gmt":"2023-07-28T14:47:15","slug":"notorious-marlian-gang-governor-orders-immediate-crackdown-to-stop-savage-attacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ndarason.com\/en\/notorious-marlian-gang-governor-orders-immediate-crackdown-to-stop-savage-attacks\/","title":{"rendered":"Notorious Marlian gang: Governor orders immediate crackdown to stop savage attacks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Babagana Umara Zulum, Borno State\u2019s governor, has ordered security operatives to crack down on a the Marlian, a gang of ruthless youths, who have become notorious for extortion, robbery, drug and substance abuse \u2013 and even murder.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The gang has been terrorising Maiduguri residents as well as citizens in the Jere Local Government Area.
\nMembers of the Marlian gang brazenly attack innocent citizens, stealing mobile phones and other personal belongings. They are known to carry knives and for stabbing and killing their victims.<\/p>\n

Their criminality has been escalating and citizens are terrified of them.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, July 25, a harrowing video was released showing Marlian gang members savagely clubbing, stabbing and killing a Maiduguri police constable identified as Babagana Mala.<\/p>\n

Zulum held an emergency security meeting at Government House in Maiduguri on Wednesday where he briefed journalists.<\/p>\n

The governor said he was \u201cdeeply concerned\u201d about the escalating violence, adding that the government was determined to restore peace and ensure the safety of all residents.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have summoned this emergency security council meeting to address the emerging security threat that is bedevilling the Maiduguri metropolis and parts of the Jere Local Government Area, with a view to coming up with additional implementable strategies to guarantee the needed peace and security,\u201d Zulum said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIntelligence reports before my office from different sources have indicated increasing activities of youth gangsterism operating in some parts of the state capital and the Jere Local Government. This syndicate specialises not only in phone snatching in broad daylight, robbery and possession of locally made weapons, but has now graduated into the killing of innocent lives, including security operatives.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to assure the public that the government of Borno State, under my leadership, will not allow such a matter to deteriorate. I have received assurances from the security operatives of their commitment to tame such dastardly acts, and our administration is ever committed to dealing with such matters within the shortest possible time,\u201d Zulum said.<\/p>\n

Bulama Ajimi, who lives in the Fariya community in Maiduguri, told RNI that it was sad to see youths being killed in broad daylight by hoodlums.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe suspect is allegedly a guy from the Kasuwan Shanu community. We hope police officers will investigate further.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lawan Abba Aji of Damboa Road said: \u201cAlmost every day you hear that someone has been killed or injured by the Marlian gang. The gangsters sell drugs and even get children to sell their drugs for them. They give them knives and the children don\u2019t fear anyone.<\/p>\n

\u201cMarlian gang members are gaining power in Maiduguri. Their crimes do not stop with communities \u2013 they have even killed uniformed security operatives.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe fear for our safety, too. If the gangsters\u2019 crimes are reported to the police, they are caught but after one or two months they are back on the streets again. Sadly, we have heard that some of the police are informants, who tell the gang if the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency will be their area. We can\u2019t risk our lives, so we just wait and watch and leave the matter to the government.\u201d<\/p>\n

Umar Sanda Mohammad, a public relations analyst, said: \u201cThese thugs are commonly known as the Marlian gang. They have formed gangs in various communities, including in Jere, the Bayan quarters, the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Bulunku, Sulemanti<\/em> and the Polo areas.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is not uncommon. The insurgency caused poverty, illiteracy and unemployment. There was poor parental upbringing and children were neglected. All this underpins young people\u2019s vulnerability and makes it easy for them to fall prey to violent extremism.<\/p>\n

\u201cBoko Haram [the Jam\u0101\u2019at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da\u2019way Wa\u2019l-Jih\u0101d \u2013 JAS] has leveraged this vulnerability to extend their process of recruitment and radicalisation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mohammad urged community leaders and the government to meet so that they could solve the matter by using spies in the police force or in communities to gain intelligence about the gang\u2019s movements.<\/p>\n

He said citizens should remain vigilant all the time.<\/p>\n

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FALMATA MOHAMMED ALI<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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