December 22nd Now celebrated as Sambisa Day

The Borno State Government has declared December 22 ‘Sambisa Memorial Day’ to commemorate the fall of the terrorists who held the place in captive.


The holiday will be known as ‘Sambisa Memorial Day’. While explaining the reasons behind the declaration of the memorial day, Governor Kashim Shettima says: “This day will be marked as Public Holiday in Borno for the purpose of celebrating the strength and the victory of our Armed Forces.”

“The Borno Government will do everything possible to ensure that the patriotism of our heroes is supremely preserved and not taken for granted,” the governor said. The governor also seized the opportunity to congratulate President Muhammadu Buhari and the military for making the forest a safe place.