Commander says Nigerian Army completely defeated Boko Haram

Maj.-Gen. Rogers Nicholas, the Theatre
Commander, Operation Lafiya Dole, says the
Nigerian Army has completely defeated the Boko
Haram insurgents.
Nicholas stated this during the inauguration of the
Nigeria-Cameroun Military Joint Mission on
Saturday in Maiduguri.
He disclosed that his troops under the operation
DEEP PUNCH II had on Friday dislodged and
occupied the insurgents’ tactical ground “Camp
Zairo”.
He disclosed that hundreds of insurgents had
surrendered and several others fled their enclave
while over 100 civilians were rescued.
“My soldiers are in the heart of Boko Haram
enclave that is ‘Camp Zairo”, the gallant troops
have taken total control of Sambisa Forest.
“We have broken the heart and soul of Shekau’s
group, taking over the camp and its environs.
“They are on the run and we are pursuing them
to wherever they go. This time around there is no
place for escape anywhere.
“We had earlier asked those of them that want to
surrender to do so and we are still asking them
to come out and surrender otherwise they are
going to meet it the hard way”.
Nicholas called on the insurgents and abducted
persons in the bush to come out and surrender to
the troops, stressing that they woukd not be
harmed or killed.
Commenting on the meeting, Nicholas said that
the collaboration between the two militaries was
critical to the successful completion of the
counter-insurgency campaign.
“We share information and intelligence to enable
us map out strategies to fight Boko Haram
insurgents in our common borders,” he said.
Also, the Head of Camerounian military
delegation, Brig.- Gen. Djonkep Fredrick, said the
collaboration would strengthen military ties to
enable them win the war against insurgency.
(NAN)