Military Capable of Winning War against Boko Haram, Buhari Insists

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  • Sends Boss Mustapha to Adamawa, to condole with Christians over murder of clerics by terrorists

By Omololu Ogunmade in Abuja and Daji Sani in Yola

Despite unending attacks, President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday insisted that, with a 30-month civil war experience, the Nigerian military is capable of winning the war against Boko Haram and competent to manage the crisis in the entire North-east.

He stated this while receiving the European Union Commissioner for Humanitarian and Crisis Management, Janez Lenarcic, in the State House, Abuja.

The President’s assertion came less than 24 hours after Boko Haram killed five people and abducted several others in Dikwa, Borno State. On the same day, Buhari sent the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, to Adamawa, to condole with its Christian community over the killing of two clergymen last Monday by terrorists.

The President said: “If we were capable of fighting a 30-month…



Source: Thisday Newspaper