Military is winning war against Boko Haram – Lai Mohammed

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Minister commends government efforts towards uprooting Boko Haram in Nigeria.
-According to him, terrorism deaths have consistently been on the decline since 2015.

Boko Haram would soon be totally defeated in Nigeria.

Minister of information and culture, Alh. Lai Mohammed, has commended the leadership of the country’s military for their commitment and dedication to the fight against the Boko Haram terrorists.
Quoting figures from the recent global endorsement of its fight against terrorism, as contained in the 2017 Global Terrorism Index of the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), the minister said the figures were confirmation that Boko Haram would soon be totally crushed.
 
In a statement in Abuja, yesterday, Lai Mohammed applauded the report which, according to him, indicates that terrorism deaths attributed to Boko Haram fell by 80 per cent in 2016 due to the political will of the President Buhari led administration to tackle the Boko Haram scourge.
He said it was also encouraging that, for the third consecutive year, the total number of deaths was down with a 13 per cent Year-On-Year reduction compared with 2015, with four of the five countries most affected by terrorism – Syria, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria – recording 33 per cent fewer deaths.
In the report, IEP Executive Chairman, Steve Killelea, said: “The decline of Boko Haram in Nigeria is having a positive ripple effect, with Cameroon, Chad and Niger collectively recording 75 per cent fewer deaths.
“Nigeria’s success in the fight against terrorism is a direct result of the leadership provided by president Buhari, who did not just provide the enabling environment for the Nigerian military to regain its lost glory in the fight against terrorism, but also rallied Nigeria’s neighbours to forge a wide, sub-regional front against Boko Haram.
“It is fitting, therefore, that the 2017 Global Terrorism Index acknowledges the success recorded by the Multinational Joint Task Force that has been exerting pressure on Boko Haram,” Mohammed said.
The minister congratulated the Nigerian military “for its patriotism and sacrifice, and noted that they have, once again, made the country a proud member of the comity of nations.

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