President Buhari Declares Final Crushing Of Boko Haram In Sambisa Forest (Details)

Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, says the era of Boko Haram militants has ended as Nigerian soldiers have raided the group’s “last stronghold” in Sambisa forest, and the insurgents have finally been crushed.

The president said in a statement that he was “most proud” to receive the “long-awaited and most gratifying news of the final crushing of Boko Haram terrorists”.

“I want to use this opportunity to commend the determination, courage and resilience of troops of operation lafiya dole at finally entering and crushing the remnants of the Boko Haram insurgents at ‘camp zero’, which is located deep within the heart of Sambisa forest,” he added.

President Buhari said the Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, informed him that the camp fell at about 1:35 p.m on Friday.

Boko Haram launched military operations in 2009 in a bid to create Islamic State in Nigeria.

It was designated a terrorist group by the U.S in 2013 but it declared a caliphate in areas it controlled in 2014, until all the territories were eventually recaptured by the army.