The Defence Headquarters on Sunday said the leader of Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, lied over his claim that the sect had established a Caliphate in the North East.
In a post on the Twitter handle of the Defence Headquarters, the military said it was firmly in control of Gwoza, a town in Borno State that Shekau claimed had come under its control.
The Boko Haram sect said it had hoisted its flag there as a sign of the establishment of its Caliphate.
The claim, made in a new video, said the sect was extending its control of the North East.
But the Defence Headquarters said in the tweet: “The claim is empty.
“The sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Nigerian state is still intact.
“Any group of terrorists laying claim to any portion of the country will not be allowed to get away with the expression of delusion and crime.
“Appropriate military operations to secure that area from the activities of the bandits is still ongoing.”
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