Tukur Buratai, chief
of army staff, says troops in the north-east killed 1,429 Boko Haram insurgents
and arrested 166 informants of the group in two months.
Speaking with
journalists after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, Buratai
said there have been “tremendous” achievements in the fight against the
insurgents.
The army chief
expressed the hope that the security situation in the north-east would continue
to improve.
“The troops are
putting in their best and that has resulted in the tremendous successes we are
recording,” he said.
“The fight is still
ongoing and over 1,429 of this Boko Haram terrorists have been neutralised and
we have arrested over 166 Boko haram terrorists informants, their spies,
couriers on logistics and their coordinators in the villages, the towns and
even the forest.
“So, this is a
tremendous achievement, our intelligence corps along with the Department of
State Services and of course our good friends the civilian Joint Task Force
CJTF, have worked very hard to see that this is achieved and I assure you that
things will continue to improve as the days go by.”
Buratai said the
focus of the army is not only on the north-east but also on other parts of the
country experiencing insecurity.
“So with this brief
that I gave him (president) this morning, is further confirmation of what he
has been receiving and so far, so good, he is impressed with the performance of
the troops in the north-east and the effort put in so far has paid off,” the
army chief said.
“We will continue to
deal with the situation, not only in the north-east but all other parts of the
country.”
Buratai praised the
effort of the soldiers in making sure that the country is safe.
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