Insecurity: Fayemi says fleeing Boko Haram members operating as kidnappers in southwest- Kayode Fayemi, the governor of Ekiti state, reacted over the spate of killings in the country - The governor said some fleeing Boko Haram members have infiltrated the southwest - Fayemi, however, noted that the killings should be a great concern to all Nigerians PAY ATTENTION: Click “See First” under the “Following” tab to see Legit.ng News on your Facebook News Feed! Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti state has said that some fleeing Boko Haram insurgents have relocated to the southwest where they are now operating as kidnappers. Fayemi, while speaking on a Channels TV programme on Sunday, December 6, said the insurgents are also operating as bandits in the northwest. Legit.ng gathered that the governor, who is the chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), noted that the Boko Haram insurgency which returned to the front burner following the killing of over 40 farmers in Borno, is not limited to the state. Read also Buhari's govt has failed on security - Northern group spits fire, reveals its next move Some Nigerians have called for the sack of the service chiefs while others are calling for a state of emergency over the killing of the Borno farmers. Fayemi, however, said that the governors have not discussed the need for a state of emergency as a result of the Boko Haram insurgency. He said: Read also Why Niger Delta governors called for resource control, restructuring - Gov Okowa The governor added that they believe the entire framework of the internal security operation has to be reviewed, stressing that some morale-boosting issues have to be brought to the fore as far as the leadership of the military is concerned. PAY ATTENTION: Install our latest app for Android, read the best news on Nigeria’s #1 news app Meanwhile, Legit.ng had previously reported that Fayemi responded to calls from many parts of Nigeria for a southeast presidency come the 2023 presidential election. It was reported that the governor said that competent Nigerians can be found and chosen from all geopolitical zones of the country. He said this agitation is coming at this time because many persons believe they have been politically marginalised over the years. Can Nigerian Soldiers really not deal with Boko Haram fighters?| - on Legit TV Source: Legit.ng - Kayode Fayemi, the governor of Ekiti state, reacted over the spate of killings in the country - The governor said some fleeing Boko Haram members have infiltrated the southwest - Fayemi, however, noted that the killings should be a great concern to all Nigerians PAY ATTENTION: Legit.ng PAY ATTENTION: Legit.ng “And that is not something that our colleagues who are at the receiving end of the insurgency have proposed to us. Governor Zulum (of Bonro state) or our northeast colleagues have not said anything about (a) state of emergency. “Insurgency is not limited to Borno state. We will be making a mistake if we do not draw a correlation between what is going on in Borno state and what is happening in other parts of the country – banditry, kidnapping, militancy, they are inextricably intertwined. “Some of the insurgents that escaped from the Boko Haram territory are the ones prosecuting the banditry in the north-west, some of them are involved in the kidnapping in the south-west."