FG extends state of emergency rule in Borno, Adamawa, Yobe

The National Security Council, NSC has extended the state of emergency rule in Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe States because of the continued violence in the states occasioned by the activities of Boko Haram insurgents.
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke disclosed this while speaking with State House correspondents today after a meeting of the National Security Council.
Adoke further said that the President would immediately forward a request to the National Assembly for approval of the extension.
 The third tranche of the six month emergency rule in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe will expire Thursday, the 20th of November.