Nigeria, May 4 -- The governor of Jigawa, Muhammad Badaru, on Tuesday urged residents of the state to be vigilant, following reports of suspicious movement of Boko Haram insurgents in neighboring Bauchi State.

Earlier, the Bauchi State Government had raised an alarm that Boko Haram insurgents from neighbouring Yobe State had infiltrated four of its local government areas, most of which are at the boundary with Jigawa.

The Secretary to the Bauchi State Government, Sabiu Baba, at a press conference on Monday, named the affected council areas as Zaki, Gamawa, Darazo and Dambam.

He said the suspicion of the infiltration of the insurgents became high following attempted vandalisation of telecommunication masts in Gamawa.

Following the deve...