Tag: Boko Haram

The Myth of Buhari’s Boko Haram “Success” By Farooq Kperogi

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The question I always ask people who talk of the Buhari administration’s “success” in “downgrading” or “technically defeating” Boko Haram (whatever in the world that means) is: what exactly has Buhari done that hasn’t been done by his predecessor to bring about his so-called success? They can’t answer it. The military is still severely underfunded and ill-equipped. Soldiers on the front lines are still owed backlogs of allowances; several of them still starve and survive on the goodwill of do-gooders. Two videos of the heartrending conditions of our military men…

Boko Haram: Troops Eliminate 186 in Combat, Capture 167, Rescue 3,475

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A text of Press Briefing by Theatre Commander Operation Lafiya Dole, Major General Rogers Nicholas on February 14, 2018 HIGHLIGHTS OF THE PRESS BRIEFING 1. Over the past one and a half months, our troops have remained resilient, dauntless and focused on the Counter terrorism and counter insurgency operations in the North East. A review of the activities within this period indicates that Boko Haram Terrorists are in disarray having suffered defeat in the Sambisa forest and are therefore desperate for reckoning. This press briefing is intended to bring you…

Boko Haram: Shettima, UN-DSG,Amina tour Bama as Borno rebuilds 11,000 homes, 170 classrooms

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Special Adviser on Communications and Strategy to Governor Kashim Shettima , Isa Gusau said in a press release in Maiduguri that the Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations, Hajiya Amina Mohammed passed night in Borno State after assessment visit to Bama in company of Governor Kashim Shettima on Wednesday. Bama is recorded as worst destroyed by Boko Haram terrorists, the DSG said she was in the town, once occupied by Boko Haram, to assess gaps in humanitarian needs, and reconstruction efforts recorded by Government so she could report back…