“If insurgents are not occupying any part of the state, how could they launch attacks and kill soldiers and civilians?”
to combat terrorism should be used strictly for internal peace support arrangements within the continent and not to subsidise the mandate of the United Nations Security Council.
On ECOWAS matters, Buhari declared that Nigeria was proud to continue to serve as a strong contributor to the peace roles played by the regional bloc.‘’In Burkina Faso, we pledged to mobilise one billion United States dollars to address the challenges of insecurity in our region and the Sahel. In Guinea Bissau, ECOWAS successfully midwifed the general elections.
Buhari also welcomed the decision of the AU Peace and Security Council to adopt the regional stabilisation strategy for the Lake Chad Basin and the renewal of mandates of the Multi National Joint Task Force and the G5 Sahel Joint Force. He told the meeting that Nigeria was very encouraged by the resolution of the continent’s standing decision-making body for conflict prevention, management and resolution, on the Lake Chad Basin.
Meanwhile, the acting General Officer Commanding , 7 Division of the Nigerian Army, Brig-Gen. Abdul Ibrahim, has directed troops to be offensive in their operations against the Boko Haram terrorists. “There is no inch of the Nigerian territory that is under the control of Boko Haram insurgents. Since 2017 the army has technically defeated the Boko Haram terrorists and we have succeeded in taking over the areas from Boko Haram insurgents.“In 2013, Boko Haram transmuted from a terrorist group to a terrorist
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