Boko Haram terrorists now lurk around lake chad, their activities are restricted

Boko Haram terrorists now lurk around lake chad, their activities are restricted - Buratai

- The chief of army staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, say Boko Haram activities are now restricted

- Buratai says members of the terrorist group are being contained with the recent renewed joined military offensive against them in northern Borno and border areas

- The army chief says the best way to handle the terrorists is to have concentration of forces

- According to Buratai, the terrorists are now lurking around the borders, especially areas of the Tumbun and Islands (of Lake Chad)

The chief of army staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, has said the Boko Haram terrorists are being contained with the recent renewed joint military offensive against them in northern Borno and border areas.

The army chief said the offensive had pushed them to the remote Islands on the Lake Chad basin.

Represented by Major General Lamidi Adeosun, the chief of training and operations, the chief of army staff disclosed this in an interview with newsmen at Monguno in Borno north after celebrating the Easter with troops.

Legit.ng gathers that he said the containment of the terrorists was made possible by joint operations by troops of the Lake Chad Basin countries, including the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF).

He said: “You will discover that the Boko Haram terrorists are now lurking around the borders, especially the dangerous and inaccessible areas of the Tumbun and Islands (of Lake Chad).’’

“And the best way to handle them is to have concentration of forces."

On the ongoing joint operations between Nigerian and Chadian troops in Northern Borno, Buratai said that the coming of the Chadians had given a boost to troops and equipment concentration in the area.

He said that this was necessary to route the terrorists from their hiding places in the Islands.

Earlier, while addressing troops of Sector 3 of the Operation Lafiya Dole, Buratai expressed satisfaction that they had turned the tide against the terrorists, adding that it was no longer business for them as usual.

The army chief said: “I urge you not to relent; you must continue to heat the iron now that our iron is very, very red so that we can beat the iron to the shape that we all like.

“You must maintain the momentum; we must never ever allow the reverse to be the case again. Now that we are moving, we must continue to move.

“Now, we are pursuing, we must continue to pursue, we are on the offensive, we should never withdraw to defensive position.

“You must remain bold and continue to do all that it takes to take the power, life and breath out of Boko Haram."

Buratai also visited the Chadian troops deployed alongside their Nigerian counterparts for a joint operation at Cross Kauwa, the Headquarters of Sector 2 of Operation Lafiya Dole.

In an address, he commended them for their zeal, courage and commitment, saying that they were not only working for the safety of Nigeria and their country, but humanity.

He described the Chadian troops as brave soldiers, and assured them that their requirement in terms of logistics would be provided.

While he prayed for the repose of soul of personnel among them that had paid the supreme sacrifice, he also prayed for quick recovery of those wounded in action.

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that The spiritual father of the Cherubim and Seraphim Movement Church worldwide, Samuel Adefila Abidoye, expressed concern over the lingering impacts of terrorism, which he said may force the church into extinction.

Abidoye registered his utter displeasure while passing Easter message on Sunday, April 21. He added that the perpetual killing of the faithful and destruction properties especially in Kaduna had put an obstruction to the growth of churches in the north.

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