The Federal Government has insisted that terrorist group, Boko Haram, is not occupying any part of the Nigerian territory having been decimated by the military.
The Minister of Defence, Mr Dan Ali, made the clarification against the backdrop of the recent brazen attacks by the group on two army locations in Borno state, which claimed the lives of some soldiers.
Mr Ali who was speaking in Makurdi, the Benue state capital during the induction of newly acquired helicopter gunships by the Nigerian Airforce, added that the terrorists have now resorted to guerrilla warfare as their only strategy.
He spoke less than a day after troops of the Nigerian Army successfully repelled Boko Haram attacks on Madagali and Liman Kara towns in Adamawa and Borno states, North-East Nigeria.
Army Public Relations Officer of the 28 Task Force Brigade Mubi, Major Akintoye Badare, confirmed that there was no record of casualty and that everything was calm.
Earlier in a welcome address, the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Baba Abubakar while commending the President Buhari led administration for supporting the NAF in realizing its goals promised to put an end to the Boko haram insurgency.
“In fulfilling this promise, I have made professionalism the major policy trust of my administration.” he stated
High point of the event was the aerial demonstration of all the NAF fleets of aircrafts including the Augusta 109, Robinson 66 helicopter, MI-17 among others.
