‘Boko Haram has been degraded,’ Acting President

Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo has praised the Nigerian military for effectively curbing the activities of

He made the comments on Wednesday, March 1, during a meeting with Nigeria’s service chiefs in Abuja.

“As you know, the Boko Haram as a military force has been degraded. They are not holding territory at the moment. Our armed forces have been able to dislodge them from practically all territories they were holding in the past,” he said.

“What is happening now is just once in a while attack by suicide bombers. By the nature of asymmetric warfare, we are not able to say it has ended now.

“But I think that militarily they have been contained. There is no question at all that Boko Haram as a fighting force has been degraded. We are still vigilant because of their capacity to do damage with suicide bombers. I am very satisfied with what the military has done so far.

“And the briefing has shown graphically that they are really on top of their game and that they are doing excellently well in the Northeast," he added.

Osinbajo also said that he would relay the details of the briefing to President Muhammadu Buhari, who’s in London for a medical vacation.

Buhari left the country on January 19 and was ordinarily meant to spend 10 days but he wrote the Senate on February 5 to extend his vacation indefinitely.

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However, the Presidency and other government officials have denied reports that the president is critically ill.