 Also in the news, over 500 communities and eight wards of Shiroro Local Government area of the United States have been taken over by Boko Haram and other insurgent groups. Early this year, Governor Boba Cabello raised the alarm that Boko Haram had hoisted their flag in some communities in Shiroro Local Government area. This is even as the chairman of Shiroro Council, Suleiman Chukumba, has cried out for help. He is saying that Boko Haram now rules in most of the communities accusing the group of trying to equip the people to fight against government.