Buhari Disowns Reports On ‘Victory Over Boko Haram’
President Muhammadu Buhari[/caption]
President Muhammadu Buhari has distanced himself from trending reports in the media that his administration had successfully conquered the dreaded Boko Haram sect.
This was according to the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, Mr. Femi Adesina.
Adesina, who argued that his boss was rather misrepresented by the media, told Channels TV that President Buhari only commended the military for capturing the Sambia forest in Borno State.
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“If you look at the President word-for-word, there is no place you will see him say that (the victory) signposts the defeat of the Boko Haram, no. It’s an interpretation by the press,” Adesina said on Monday.
“What the President did was to congratulate the military for taking over the last camp of the Boko Haram which is called camp zero.
“What that effectively means is that Sambisa forest which was like the last stronghold of the Boko Haram has been effectively taken over by the military.
“There will always be bitter enders at any given time. Even as Sambisa forest has been taken over, you will still find some elements who will continue to fight and they will be taken out eventually.
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“This kind of war is not one that at a point you will say because Sambisa has been taken over, its over for now, no! It is over when we stop having strikes and attacks,” he added.
