Nigeria, Nov. 18 -- He made the call on Monday while receiving the new Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke, at the Government House in Maiduguri.

Governor Zulum said the islands in Lake Chad known as the Tumbus have become major hiding places for Boko Haram and ISWAP militants. He stressed that a full, well-planned operation in the area is necessary to achieve lasting peace.

"A thorough military operation involving the Navy, Air Force, and Army to clear the Tumbus has never been conducted," Zulum said.

He added that dealing with the Lake Chad area is crucial to ending terrorism in Nigeria. "The area has given the terrorists a safe haven. This is our biggest problem now," he noted.

The governor also pointed out othe...