The Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali, on Tuesday said the Boko Haram terror group is already defeated in the country.
He said the group spiritual base and headquarters have been captured by the Nigerian Armed Forces.
He spoke with State House correspondents after briefing President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The minister also expressed optimism that the sect leader, Abubakar Shekau, who is on the run, will soon be arrested.
He said “If you have been opportuned to go to Sambisa you will know
that Boko Haram has been defeated, go and see what is happening in
Sambisa forest.
We have dominated the whole stronghold where they use to
be, there is a place we call camp zero which is their spiritual home
and headquarters that they were using as communication base. The place
was destroyed and as at the same time occupied by our men the armed
forces.
On Shekau, he said “I believe it’s just a matter of time, it took
America about seven to 10 years to get Bin Laden so we will get Shekau
as soon as possible.
“I told you before now, the spiritual headquarters had been ransacked
and vandalized, he (Shekau) is on the run so he may be hiding in one of
the enclaves of Sambisa forest which we are dominating.
We have opened
up the place and we are using the place as a training area whereby the
army engineers will open roads.
We shall be patrolling and be ransacking
that forest for the whereabouts of Shekau.
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