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THE military said it would capture Sambisa, den of Boko Haram insurgency before the December presidential deadline. Yushau Abubakar, a major-general and theatre commander, Operation Lafiya Dole, who gave the promise said this in an interview with newsmen shortly after a routine visit to troops in Betta, near Sambisa forest, on Wednesday, November 11.
Abubakar said the military had recorded lots of successes in its anti terrorism campaign, adding: “We have achieved a lot and we are still doing much, but you know that the job is still there until we finish it. We are very close to Sambisa, we must enter and capture the forest before the Presidential deadline.”
He said the main target was to end terrorism and terrorists activities in the country. “Our major concern is that we must fight Boko Haram to a standstill and ensure that we eliminate them,” he said.
The theatre commander expressed happiness with the troops’ performance, so far, saying that the troops had made progress and working towards to clear all Boko Haram terrorists’ camps.
Abubakar said a number of Boko Haram terrorists had been taken into custody after they surrendered their weapons. “We are screening and de-radicalising them for eventual re-integration back to society,” he said.
— Nov 23, 2015 @ 01:00 GMT
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