Boko Haram: Buhari says it is time to finish off insurgents
- President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed to finish the remnants of Boko Haram insurgents who are fleeing from the Chad Basin region
- The president made the statement on Thursday, April 9, when the Borno state governor, Babagana Zulum, visited him at the state house
- Zulum said Buhari promised to give the needed support to the Nigerian Armed Forces to complete the decimation of the fleeing terrorists
President Muhammadu Buhari has said it is time to finish off the remnants of Boko Haram insurgents who are fleeing from the military offensive by Chadian forces in the Chad Basin region.
The president made the statement on Thursday, April 9, when the Borno state governor, Babagana Zulum, visited him at the state house, The Nation reports.
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The Borno state governor told journalists that he came to update the president about the security situation in the state.
Speaking on the outcome of the meeting he had with the president, Zulum said Buhari vowed to give the needed support to the Nigerian Armed Forces to complete the decimation of the fleeing terrorists.
The Borno state governor said some Boko Haram terrorists were already fleeing back to different parts of the state following the military operation being carried out by Chadian forces.
Meanwhile, the Air Task Force of the Operation Lafiya Dole and the Artillery Batteries of Sector 3 of the Multi National Joint Task Force have bombarded Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) camp in Tumbun Fulani on the fringes of the Lake Chad in Borno state.
This was disclosed in a statement by the acting director Defence Media Operations, Brigadier General Benard Onyeuko. According to him, it was part of coordinated joint operations to flush out the terrorists from their stronghold in the Tumbuns Island.
Onyeuko stated that the bombardment was carried out following intelligence reports which indicated that ISWAP elements, with their structures concealed under the dense vegetation of the area, were using the settlement as a base from where they plan and launch attacks.
The update given by Onyeuko added that the Air Task Force has continued to provide airlift support to troops of participating MNJTF national contingents, along with their logistics.
According to him, security agents will sustain the offensive against the enemies of the nation.
In another report, Boko Haram fighters have attacked a village in Madagali local government area of Adamawa state. According to residents of Kirchinga where the attack took place, the Boko Haram fighters stormed the village, burning houses and looting shops.
A resident said the Boko Haram fighters arrived the village in the late hours of the day in pickup vans and motorbikes.
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Another source said the Boko Haram elements would probably have done worse damage if the military had not intervened.
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