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Nigeria: Military Can End Insurgency Soon - Gowon
Daily Trust, 28 October 2015
Former Head of State, retired General Yakubu Gowon has expressed confidence that the military will soon defeat the Boko Haram insurgents. Read more »
The former military Head of State, Yakubu Gowon, has expressed confidence in the military's renewed efforts in flushing out insurgency, but noted that nobody can confidently say when the military operation will end. President Buhari had ordered the military to end the insurgency in three months, ending December 2015.
Former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon with President Buhari.
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