Good news! No reported incident of Boko Haram this week (analysis)

– Highlights of Boko Haram activities this week

– President Buhari admits Boko Haram is no longer in position to cause damage to his administration

– The Nigerian army over the past months have recorded victory in the war against Boko Haram

Naij.com takes a look at activities of the Islamist terror group, Boko Haram this week so far (Sunday, February 28 – Friday, March 4).

The insurgents group which was described by Nigeria’s minister of information and culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, as ‘technically defeated‘, has over the months shown their strength consistently.

Lai Mohammed, insists that Boko Haram has been technically defeated

READ ALSO: Five feared dead as Army attacks escaping B/Haram terrorists

However, for the first time in weeks, there has not been any reported Boko Haram attack so far. Is it now safe to say that President Muhammadu Buhari has fulfilled one of his campaign promises, which was to defeat the insurgents?

The insurgency which began in 2009, has cut short several lives, displaced a lot of innocent Nigerians and caused a huge loss of properties.

Ever since, the activities of Boko Haram have spread to Cameroon, Chad, and Niger thus becoming a major regional conflict.

The Islamist terror group, Boko Haram has been called one of the world’s deadliest terrorist groups.

President Buhari boasts that since his assumption of office in May 2015, Boko Haram has systematically decimated

During the course of the week, President Buhari berated the Boko Haram terrorists group, saying they are no longer in position to cause serious threat to his administration’s development programmes.

READ ALSO: Army attacks Boko Haram power base

The president boasted that since his assumption of office in May 2015, Boko Haram has been systematically decimated.

Instead of success for the insurgents, the Nigerian army has over the past months recorded victory in the ant-insurgency war.

The Nigerian army has over the past months recorded victory in the ant-insurgency war

On Friday, March 4, at least five Boko Haram fighters escaping through Sabsawa axis of Sambisa forest were confirmed dead and several others injured following an attack by troops of 21 Brigade Bama, under 7 Division of the Nigerian Army.

The Deference Headquarters in a statement which was made available to Naij.com stated that some items recovered following the operation include a Toyota Hilux, 2 AK-47 rifles with registration numbers 58006915 and KO 35839, as well as 37 rounds of 12.7mm metal linked ammunition.

The Nigerian army also destroyed the insurgents spiritual power base at the Alagarno forest, Borno state.

Disclosing details of the offensive against the insurgents, the acting director army public relations, Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman in a statement made available to Naij.com, said the offensive was carried out by troops of 81 Battalion and 251 Task Force Battalion of 25 Task Force Brigade, 7 Division Nigerian Army on Thursday, March 3.

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