Why I funded treatment of wounded soldier – Zulum

Borno State Governor, Prof. Babangana Zulum, has explained the reasons for hiring a private jet to fly an injured Nigerian army officer to Abuja for treatment.

Zulum said he was touched by the condition he met the wounded army officer upon hearing that the injuries were sustained from bullet wounds in a gun duel with the Boko Haram insurgents in Borno.

The governor added that the officer’s story was pitiable, but he had to offer him help, abandoning his trip for someone who had made a sacrifice protecting his fellow countrymen.

Meanwhile, a report filed by a counter-insurgency group, Zagazola Makama, corroborated Zulum’s claim, noting that the officer who is simply identified as Major Garba sustained injuries from bullets during a face-off with Boko Haram insurgents in Wajiroko, Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State.

The report further said that Garba, who was being treated at the Maimalari Cantonment Hospital, was given a pass to see his private doctor in Abuja.

However, he was denied entry into a commercial airline because of his health condition.