Nigeria’s chief of army staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai has assured residents of the north-east that 2016 will be a more peaceful year for them because Boko Haram “can no longer coordinate any attacks”.

He gave the assurance on Thursday after his operational visits to troops locations in parts of Borno and Yobe states.

He said within the time frame given by President Muhammadu Buhari, joint forces had decimated Boko Haram and substantially destroyed its enclaves on Nigerian territory.

“Going by the present pace and momentum of the military operation, no insurgent or group will be able operate freely by 2016,” he said.

“Since Mr President’s mandate, we have done a lot to defeat these criminals; we have degraded them in such a manner that they can no longer hold any ground in our country.

“They can no longer coordinate any attacks; we will, in the coming few days, completely close in on them, so the outlook for 2016 is bright. I want to assure Nigerians, especially the Northeast, that 2016 will be more peaceful.”

Buratai said that the military would consolidate on the successes recorded in the operations so far, stressing that there would be no room for the insurgents to operate henceforth.

At the army brigade in Biu and the armed forces special forces battalion stationed in Buratai town, the army chief conveyed the president’s congratulatory message to the troops for meeting the deadline.

He said that the president was pleased with the successes recorded, especially in meeting the timeline in fighting insurgency. But he urged them not to be complacent, saying the insurgents would employ desperate measures to survive the onslaught by the military.

At the base of 21 Brigade deployed from Damaturu to Buni Yadi, Buratai commended the soldiers for their efforts in curbing the activities of the insurgents in the area.

He urged the troops to remain alert and make good use of available equipment for the operations.

The chief of army staff reiterated the commitment of the army and other relevant authorities to providing the necessary logistics to enable troops sustain the momentum.

Buratai, who held durbars in all the locations visited, also addressed issues raised by soldiers and officers.

Some of the soldiers who spoke at the durbar expressed their desire to end the counter-insurgency operations and return home as soon as possible.

NAN.

ShowYourCertificate:
But they coordinated an attack yesterday:

https://www.nairaland.com/2824545/boko-haram-kills-13-abducts

Maybe their paid media mistakenly leaked the news..

MzPecs:
They've started again ohh!


These people just want a coordinated attack from boko haram buh God pass them!

Beht kodded, how will you be FTC on your thread again?

jusRadical:




Maybe or maybe not. I have feeling that there are some behind the screen deals. May be the present regime has a hand in the boko haram issue.

What intense military campaign has the present regime done?

What new weapons did they buy?

What magic have they done?

None to your questions.

Rather they're busy going after arms deal of the past regime!

APC is a stain on Nigeria!

jusRadical:




Maybe or maybe not. I have feeling that there are some behind the screen deals. May be the present regime has a hand in the boko haram issue.

What intense military campaign has the present regime done?

What new weapons did they buy?

What magic have they done?

charlycharles:


http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/12/nigerian-troops-boko-haram-clash-in-buratai-army-chiefs-village/

jusRadical:




Maybe or maybe not. I have feeling that there are some behind the screen deals. May be the present regime has a hand in the boko haram issue.

What intense military campaign has the present regime done?

What new weapons did they buy?

What magic have they done?

fulanimafia:
To be honest, I can't recall when last we celebrated Xmas without BH displaying their talent in a major headline grabbing way. They have now been reduced to mere scouts attacking soft targets.

But with Jonathan kicked out and Dasuki behind bars...can we say we're surprised? No.

Kudos to Generals Buratai and Buhari for decimating the terrorists.

kodded:
hmmmmm


http://dailypost.ng/2015/12/26/boko-haram-reportedly-kills-13-abducts-8-in-borno-village/

fulanimafia:
Simple, the financiers and enablers of BH are no longer in government and are facing jail time soonest. Meanwhile their only lifeline, ISIS, is battling desperately for its own survival.