Boko Haram: Army Intensifies Air, Land Raids

The Defence Headquarters, DHQ, said it has increased its efforts in fighting terrorism in northern part of Nigeria.

In a statement released on its website on Saturday, DHQ said the deployment of troops in the troubled regions has already been yielding meaningful results and stressed that the war against insurgency in the country would be totally won.

“Necessary deployment of troops and equipment is ongoing to reverse all recent violation and breach of security by terrorists and criminals operating in parts of the country,” DHQ said on its website.

In addition, the military authorities disclosed that, “The highly coordinated air bombardment is already yielding required results in the mission to repel the unwarranted attacks on citizens especially in Adamawa and Borno States as land forces are also conducting mopping up operations to apprehend retreating terrorists and facilitate restoration of normalcy in some of the affected communities.”