Military reopens Maiduguri - Bama highway

Nigerian Military has successfully deciminate the once dreaded Boko Haram sect, the busy Bama - Maiduguri highway has been open to motorists.

Over 100 cars, trucks and other vehicles filled with travellers and goods, lined up along the Maiduguri-Bama highway as they awaited the official cutting of tape to declare the once most dangerous route open.

The opening of the 75km trunk-A lane came amidst serious concerns of how safe the military had cleared the landmine infested route.

But spirited returnees, mostly businessmen and travellers, said their nostalgia for their ancestral home overwhelmed the fear of the unknown.

Laminu Ambama, a displaced person from Bama, said the opening of the road did not only bring joy to him and his people, but has also restored their hopes for survival.

"We thank our leaders and the security for making this dream of four years come true," he said.

"This is the fourth year since I was forced by Boko Haram to flee my hometown, Bama.

"I am a commercial truck driver plying the Bama-Banki Road, helping farmers and traders in that axis to convey their goods.

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