President Muhammadu Buhari has claimed that his government has
weakened Boko Haram in reaction to a foiled attack carried out by the
insurgents in Garkida, a town in Gombi local government area north of
Adamawa State on Friday February 21.
In a statement released on Sunday February 23 by Buhari’s media aide
Garba Shehu, the President said the attacks on soft targets by the
terrorists are obvious signs of frustration because his administration
has significantly weakened Boko Haram’s capability to invade and hold
any Nigerian territory unchallenged.
Buhari also stated that Nigerians would witness an aggressive campaign to rout Boko Haram once and for all in the coming weeks.
President Buhari said;
“These attacks on soft targets by terrorists are obvious signs of
frustration because my administration has significantly weakened Boko
Haram’s military capability to invade and hold Nigerian territory
unchallenged.“Our gallant forces deserve our appreciation for repelling the
attackers but they must go beyond this point. They have our full support
to go after the terrorists and have them pay a huge price. I want to
assure the country that terrorists will continue to face the combined
power of our military until they give up their mistaken ways.“These occasional and episodic attacks on poor civilians by
terrorists are mere propaganda efforts to portray them as strong in
order to fool the public into believing that they haven’t been
militarily weakened our gallant troops.“Security will continue to be well funded despite the competing needs
of social services. I appeal to Nigerians to continue to support our
troops in their gallant efforts to protect the citizens and secure the
country.”