Nigeria: Military Hopeful of Victory Over Boko Haram Insurgents in North East

4 October 2016

Maiduguri — The Nigerian military says it remains confident of its victory over the Boko Haram insurgents in North-East. It also said that its six-day joint operations recaptured the Borno border town of Damasak alongside 27 other communities in July.

The Commanding Officer, 145 Battalion of the Nigerian Army, Lt.-Col. Mustapha Jimoh, who spoke while briefing Borno State Governor Kashim Shettima at the 145 Headquarters Battalion, Damasak at the weekend, said the military would work to sustain the success recorded in the fight.

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