Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman, says he cannot guarantee whether or not the President Muhammadu Buhari administration will put an end to Boko Haram insurgency.

Speaking on Sunrise Daily, a programme on Channels Television, Shehu acknowledged that while the federal government is still cracking down on Boko Haram insurgency, new security challenges have emerged.

Asked if terrorism has come to stay or it will phase out completely, Shehu said: “I can’t promise you that Boko Haram will or will not be eradicated but it is an ongoing challenge globally even in the more advanced, more weaponised nations, it is still a challenge.”

He, however, said Boko Haram has “faded away”, and that the federal government is doing all it can to tackle banditry and kidnapping.

“I am happy that there is a realisation that there is shifting ground. When the president came in in 2015, the big issue was Boko Haram. Boko Haram has faded away, it is on the way out but new challenges have arisen. You have mentioned banditry and kidnappings and these ones are being tackled,” Shehu said.

“Recent successes have been recorded, look at what for instance, the police are doing, operation Puff Adder that they launched. They have netted in over 150 suspected kidnappers and bandits and they have recovered huge quantities of weapons, guns, surprisingly, locally made semi-automatic weapons, revolvers that have multiple cartridges in Anambra, Plateau and Zamfara.”

He said the government and security agencies have identified and have to deal with the availability of weapons if the war against insecurity must be won.

“The attacks you just mentioned is still a far cry from those attacks that we had seen in the past. They are being pushed away farther from the national population. We had mentioned this thing about cheap availability of weapons in the country and across borders,” he said.

“As it is now, our security services are coming to terms with the fact that that is one area they have to tackle. The source of weapons whether locally manufactured or brought from abroad has to be tackled otherwise, it is like oxygen to crime.

“They will replenish because these things are readily available. Government has identified local manufacturers and seized weapons. Government is also internationalising this campaign.”

https://www.thecable.ng/garba-shehu-we-cant-promise-boko-haram-will-be-eradicated

But your boss and his party promised he will eradicate and Boko Haram during campaigns.
Are sure you are speaking for your boss?

From "a fight against BH is a fight against the north" to "BH have been defeated", to "BH have been terribly downgraded", then "BH does not have the capacity to carry out major coordinated attack", to "BH defeated.Only attacking soft targets" and now "we cant promise that BH will be eradicated."

Fear these shameless chronic liars and scammers congregated in the APC.These idiots think every Nigerian is a moronic mummified zombie.Spits.

Well,It's always difficult for liars to retrace their footsteps because they don't keep track of how much lies they have told.

But you can promise that you would eradicate IPOB, stupid and senseless individuals.

technically defeated

Jayslicky:
But you can promise that you would eradicate IPOB, stupid and senseless individuals.

Igbos are yahoo boiz

Bokoharam is a terrorist organisation

Garbage Shegu “we can’t promise BH will be eradicated”.

Lying Mohamed “BH has been technically defeated ”

Femi Adeshina “BH is a dying group clinging on straws”

Lifeless Dullard “BH has been downgraded and only attack soft targets.

All these statements from one government, and some wonder why the country is this disorganized and hopeless under the Lifeless.

This people can only deceive zombies...

APc means All promises cancelled

From technically defeated to we can not promise again

These people just want power and key to the nation's treasury... They have no blue print on getting the work done ..

God punish all those supporting this evil administration and their thieving party

sarrki:

Igbos are yahoo boiz
Bokoharam is a terrorist organisation

If this evil administration had plans of fulfilling their promises.. Believe me

You wont be a nuisance on this forum because of 30k bmc monthly stipend...

Better, APC has never fulfilled its promise. APC BEING SCAMMING NIGERIA.

Yes now before nko..

Election don over tey tey

Of course we know.

All Promose Cancelled = APC

ZombiePUNISHER:


If this evil administration had plans of fulfilling their promises.. Believe me

You want be a nuisance on this forum because of 30k bmc monthly stipend...

the day I stopped taking the guy you quoted seriously, was the day I knew he do not base in Nigeria

Oma307:

the day I stopped taking the guy you quoted seriously, was the day I knew he do not base in Nigeria

Many of them ran out of the hell they created long ago... Even hungerbad (God rest his soul) had a soft spot for the lifeless dullard...

They need to taste the soup they are cooking.. First hand