The chief of army staff, Waidi Shaibu, on Sunday assured wounded-in-action soldiers of the best medical care.
“The bandits in the north-western parts of Nigeria are not from Senegal, not from Morocco or Guinea Bissau; they are Fulanis from the north-western part of Nigeria,” said Mr Sani.
“The North now has 19 sardaunas but lacks the peace and order once associated with the late premier of Northern Nigeria,” said Mr Aliyu.
“One of the abducted girls managed to escape unharmed and was rescued. Search-and-rescue efforts are ongoing to recover the remaining 13 abducted girls,” said the police.
The Nigerian Air Force says its air component of Operation Hadin Kai has launched decisive airstrikes on Arra, a notorious terrorist hideout in Sambisa
If I was president, I would order the military to occupy Borno State or any state under siege by bandits or armed groups until they clear those areas,” said Mr Abubakar.
A combined Christian and Muslim youth group, ‘Gwoza Youth Forum’, on Sunday described reports of a Christian genocide in the area as false and misleading.
Nigerian troops have rescued 86 kidnapped victims and foiled terrorists’ ambush in Borno.
Mr Shaibu said this during his maiden operational tour of the Theatre Command, Operation Hadin Kai, in the North-East.
The third option would be to deploy an aircraft carrier group into the Gulf of Guinea and to send fighters and possibly long-range bombers to conduct strikes deep in northern Nigeria.
