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Second left, Governor Zulum at a of the local water reservoirs
By Ladi Jossy, Maiduguri
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, on Thursday, bursted unscrupulous water vendors manipulating the distribution network and diverting water flow in order to create artificial shortage in Maiduguri, the state capital.
Zulum, during a surprise visit to communities in Jere and Maiduguri metropolis, discovered that certain vendors have constructed specialised water pumped to trap water and blocking for public use to gain commercial benefits.
Expressing his anger, Zulum vowed to take swift and decisive action against those responsible.
He said, “It is unacceptable that some individuals would exploit the suffering of our people for their own selfish gains. We will not tolerate such criminal activities that jeopardize the lives of our citizens.
“It is unfortunate to notice that while the government spend millions to provide water to the people, few individuals have constructed a specialised dams, most with multiple layers of reservoirs. Some of them can store more than one million litres of water.
He added, “Every day, our treatment plant process and distribute about 40 million litres of water; these criminals trap the larger amount of those supplies for commercial gain.
Zulum decried that unscrupulous persons were artificially creating water shortages to inflate prices and maximize their profits while citizens suffering.
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