Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, has said that Boko Haram operation has been substantially degraded.
Abubakar disclosed this yesterday after delivering the second distinguished personality lecture organised by the Institute of Peace and Strategic Studies (IPSS), University of Ibadan, at the International Conference Centre of the university.
Speaking on the successes of the security forces tackling Boko Haram, the security chief said, “It has been substantially degraded because, remember, there were explosions everywhere in this country. If you recall in 2014 from where we’re coming and where we are now, Boko Haram is caged in a section of Northeast and we are fighting them on a daily basis. They are not able to come out as a force.
“Yes, from time to time, there may be a soft target because we can’t be everywhere.” Read more