The Nigerian military has insisted the Boko Haram insurgency has been decimated in the country as members of the group can no longer launch attacks.
 
President Muhammadu Buhari promised last year that the insurgency will be completely wiped out. Although there have been pockets of attacks, the military insists Boko Haram cannot cause mayhem.

 Daily Post reports that General Gabriel Olonisakin, the chief of defence staff said on Tuesday, January 12 that “Boko Haram has been degraded and they are not fit any longer to carry out coordinated attacks but off course suicide bombing is an issue we are still battling with.”
He assured the people that the military would take the issue of suicide bombing seriously and end the activities in the country.
Brigadier General Mansur Mohammed Dan-Ali, the minister of Defence said the president was committed towards maintaining security in the country.
He said that militant groups, Boko Haram and Biafra agitators were criminal groups that have “continued to pose serious threats to our cherished democracy and the corporate existence of Nigeria.”
“The need for a strong, virile and proactive air force that can proudly defend our airspace and make Nigeria a leading air power on the continent cannot be overemphasised.
“Considering the ever-changing geostrategic environment, it is important to note that the Chief of Air Staff’s vision of repositioning the NAF for effective, efficient and timely employment of air power to meet the grand strategy for National Security is a step in the right direction,”
Sadiq Abubakar, the chief of air staff commended the troops finding in the north east and that the president would ensure that the glory of the forced is restored.