Buratai briefs Buhari on progress of war against Boko Haram
Speaking to State House correspondents after meeting with the president, in Abuja, on Monday, he said tremendous success has been recorded in the ongoing fight, noting that 1429 insurgents have been neutralised, with 116 of their associates arrested.
He said: “The troops are putting in their best and that has resulted in the tremendous successes we are recording. The fight is still ongoing and over 1429 of this Boko Haram terrorists have been neutralised and we have arrested over 166 Boko Haram terrorist informants, their spies, couriers on logistics and their coordinators in the villages, the towns and even the forest.
The Chief of Army Staff, who has been at the theatre of war in the North-East for the past two months, said he was in the State House to personally brief the President on how it went while he was at the war front, adding that the President was pleased with the performance of the country’s military.
“So far so good, even before I came, the President has been getting reports on what is happening in the North-East. So, with this brief that I gave him 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.
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