The exploit of the troops of the Nigerian Army is thus rightly being celebrated
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Reacting to the major feat recorded by the troops of Operation Lafiya Dole in clearing the remnants of Boko Haram insurgents at “Camp Zero”, located deep within the heart of Sambas forest, the group declared that President Buhari has by this development successfully delivered one of his campaign promises
It signifies the capture of the Boko Haram terrorists Headquarters
Bindow made this commendation in Mubi at the closing ceremony of the state annual Qur’anic Recitation Competition on Monday
In a congratulatory message signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Malam Jibrin Baba Ndace, the governor said the destruction of CAMP ZERO was an indication that with the right leadership, temperament, conducive environment and political will, the Nigerian Armed Forces and other security agencies are capable of defeating any criminal elements operating within the country
The troops on Sunday recaptured the forest from dreaded sect, Boko Haram
Two girls, believed to be in their teens, bore the explosives
The source said two young men suspected to be members of Boko Haram killed themselves after detonating bombs attached to them at the entrance of market in Mora, a small town in Far North Region near the border with Nigeria
They said the fear “has pleased the Nigerian people and is also being celebrated all over the world”
The group in a statement issued by Brigadier General David Shaljaba (retd), urged the people to remain prayerful and united in the face of the challenges
The party in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, on Sunday hailed the victory as well-deserved and a welcome development
Buratai gave the commendation in a Christmas and New Year message to the personnel
The COAS, who restated the promise when he visited troops of 112 Task Force Battalion, Mafa in Borno State ahead of the Christmas, said he would celebrate the yuletide with troops in the front-line
The President, who made the call in Abuja on Saturday in his 2016 Christmas message to Nigerians, noted that “there is no better time than now in our nation’s history to pray for divine guidance to get over our current challenges”
He also dismissed social media reports that more Chibok schoolgirls had been rescued from their captors
The Army made this known in a statement by its spokesman, Brigadier General Sani Usman
Major General Lucky Irabor, the Theatre Commander, Operation Lafiya Dole, said this during a news conference at the Maimalari Cantonment in Maiduguri on Wednesday
The Nigerian Army equally said the video was more than six months old
The event, tagged: “Service award for outstanding Performance for 2016,” took place on Monday at the frontage of the Shehu Shagari Complex, NIS Headquarters, Abuja
The governor gave the commendation while hosting the General Officer Commanding, 81 Division of the Nigerian Army, Major General Ebenezer Babatunde Oyefolu, in his Oke-Mosan office