The Nigerian Army said there were no longer Boko Haram
camps in the North-Eastern part of the country.
Army spokesperson, Colonel Sani Usman made the claim
on Monday while addressing newsmen at the inauguration
of Strategic Communication Course for senior officers at
the Nigerian Army School of Public Relations and
Information, Bonny Camp, Lagos.
Usman assured Nigerians that the military was winning the
war against terrorism, adding that there were no more
terrorists clustered in a particular place in the area.
"The situation in the North-East has tremendously improved.
The military operations or the fight against terrorism and
insurgency in the North-East is hinged on three things.
"First, defeating the Boko Haram terrorists which have been
accomplished and making room to facilitate humanitarian
assistance which is also ongoing. Then restoration of law
and order for good governance to take place. We no longer
have camps of Boko Haram terrorists and we no longer
have them conveyed in the territories.
"Those that were hitherto close are now open to the extent
that we have trans-border trade. Take for instance; just
recently, the important road that links Nigeria, Chad and
Cameroon was just re-opened. We have come to the point
that we can beat our chest and decisively say we have dealt
with Boko Haram." he said.
Speaking on the inauguration of the communication course,
Usman said that training of personnel was paramount,
which would enhance proficiency.
"It is in this regard that the Directorate of Army Public
Relations places high premium on training of officers and
soldiers. The Nigerian Army School of Public Relations and
Information must remain focused in the training of
officers and soldiers to meet the need of well trained and
skilled manpower. This is the first of its kind to further
enhance further joint operations of the armed forces and
possibly international military engagement," Usman said.
"It is my hope that this course will make the desired impact
on all of you and explicit growth fertilisation of ideas
among the participants. It is also our desire to see that at
the end of the course, we turn out better informed senior
officers. Also, they should be well-equipped to partake in
making or taking strategic decision for the Nigerian army
information and dissemination management," he said.
The Army spokesperson thanked the Chief of Army Staff,
Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai for improving the Nigerian Army
formations.
