Over 1400 Terrorists Killed In Two Months, Says Buratai

Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai says troops in the north East have killed 1,429 Boko Haram terrorists and arrested 166 informants in two months.

Buratai stated this after a meeting with the President, Muhammadu Buhari at the State House in Abuja, on Monday.

He said the Nigerian military has made tremendous achievement in the fight against the insurgents in the North East.

Buratai expressed joy with the morale and performance of the troops, insisting that the military is determined to rid all parts of the country of terrorism and banditry.

“The troops are putting in their best and that has resulted in the tremendous successes we are recording,” he said.

“The fight is still ongoing and over 1,429 of this Boko Haram terrorists have been neutralised and we have arrested over 166 Boko haram terrorists informants, their spies, couriers on logistics and their coordinators in the villages, the towns and even the forest.

“So, this is a tremendous achievement, our intelligence corps along with the Department of State Services and of course our good friends the civilian Joint Task Force CJTF, have worked very hard to see that this is achieved and I assure you that things will continue to improve as the days go by.”

the focus of the army is not only on the north-east but also on other parts of the country experiencing insecurity.

Commenting on the outcome of the visit to the President, Buratai said the President was impressed with the performance of the troops.

“So with this brief that I gave him (president) this morning, is further confirmation of what he has been receiving and so far, so good, he is impressed with the performance of the troops in the north-east and the effort put in so far has paid off,” he said.

“We will continue to deal with the situation, not only in the north-east but all other parts of the country.”