Posted on: 03:20 Mon, 11 Jan 2016



President Buhari has insisted that
the war against Boko Haram is
being won by the Nigerian Military
as “ Boko Haram and insurgency in
the north - east has now been
degraded militarily” .

Buhari stated this during the
Interdenominational Church service
to mark the 2016 Armed Forces and
Remembrance Day at the National
Christian Centre, Abuja yesterday
January 10th .

He was represented by Vice
President Yemi Osinbajo
“ The armed forces contribute and
represent one of the most patriotic
institutions in the land playing a
leading role in nation building . It
diligently attends to their
traditional duty of defending and
protecting our territorial integrity .

Their remarkable efforts in
particular at this time in
combating insurgency in the
north - east is greatly appreciated
by the Nigerian people. Boko
Haram and insurgency in the
north - east has now been
degraded militarily; the insurgents
no longer hold territory and can
no longer launch military style
attacks as they had done in the
past . ’’ he said