North East Regional Initiative: A Lasting Legacy

HESCOs are assembled by hand and organized to provide a solid wall.

The completed checkpoint provides superior protection for police officers and a deterrent to insurgents intent on entering Maiduguri. A front-end loader pours sand into the HESCOs.

BETTER PROTECTION FOR COMMUNITIES AND TRAVELERS A n in - kind grant to B orno S tate Police Command upgraded six security checkpoints, including along the vital Maiduguri-Damaturu road. Using a cash-for-work strategy, nearby residents were hired to assemble HESCOs at locations that were determined to be vulnerable or frequently crossed by insurgents. HESCO barriers were installed at the Maiduguri Airport Road, Djimtilo, Chabol, Maiduguri-Monguno Road, Gombe Road and Bama Road. PHOTOS BY JIM HUYLEBROEK

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