99% of the members of the Boko Haram insurgents are Nigerians, Army Chief of staff Lt. Gen. Tukura Buratai has said, on Monday.

Buratai who made this disclosure while speaking to State House Correspondents after a closed-doors meeting with President Muhmmadu Buhari in the Presidential Villa, said that it will take collective effort of Nigerians to defeat the insurgents group.

According to him, insecurity is in different froms nationwide and it will end when Nigerians want it to end, saying the Military Operations in the North and other part of the country will continue.

The Army Chief of staff said this while responding to a report, about how 19 persons were shot dead in Kukum Daji Village, Kaduna State Sunday night, July 19 while suspected bandits ambushed and killed 16 soldiers in Katsina on Saturday July 18.

In his words: These terrorists, 99 percent of them are Nigerians. These kidnappers I will say 100 percent of them are Nigerians.

“As to whether banditry, terrorism and so on will end, I think it all depends. If Nigerians want it to end today, I can assure you it will end today, if everybody joins hands because these bandits are not outside Nigeria, they are not from foreign land.

“So it’s not just a military, security agency task to end the insecurity in this country. It’s only when it goes bad that we are called in, but everybody has the responsibility to handle that.

“Some of the insecurities are as old as history itself and it all depends on what you are doing to contain or defeat it at a particular time. It is the totality of your effort that will determine the escalation or containment of the insecurity in the country.

“There are set backs that can occur in such military operations or any security operations but that not mean inability to handle it, incompetence to handle it, as long as the efforts are there and are visible, the support of all and sundry will be required to address it squarely.

“Like I said, if we want it to end, the totality of the people’s effort must be put into it to see that insecurity in the country is reduced to the barest minimum.

“But if we don’t do anything and continue to complain, and continue to accuse the agencies involved in fighting it, then we are not helping matters. You are supposed to find solutions as something is being done on daily basis.

“I assure you that we will soon reach the end of the tunnel and we will see the light that will improve the security situation in all parts of the country”, he said.

“The security situation I assure you is under control and is not like what use to happen a month or two ago. We are working very hard and the troops are doing very well and I commend them for the efforts they have put in so far. These include the kinetic and the non-kinetic aspect of our exercise Sahel Sanity. We are there fully supporting Operation Hadarin Daji, which is a joint operation of the armed offices and the security agencies.

“So far, this collective effort is making tremendous progress in the area of bringing normalcy. Unlike the series of killings, kidnappings, cattle rustling and of course the threats to prevent the people from going to their farms and farm this season, this has been removed with the presence of the number of troops in the northwest and they are carrying out surveillance operations, patrol to ensure that no one is molested if you go outside the community to farm or harvest.

“We will ensure that this is sustained throughout this farming season and beyond. What we require is the full support of everyone in the area.

“It is also important for the press not to escalate the situation through reportage, giving prominence to the bandits, terrorists activities. This will go a long way in weakening them. You know for the criminals publicity is their oxygen, without that publicity they will be ineffective. Coupled with our efforts in the military and security agencies we will do everything possible to get rid of these criminals".


source: https://insidenaija.com.ng/2020/07/20/buratai-99-of-boko-haram-insurgents-are-nigerians/

I'm not a fan of Buratai or a fan of Buhari!!

But I must commend this government in the fight against Bokoharam in the north East.

Before 2015 Bokoharam were strong and well connected that no northern state is safe.

Kano was not safe... Bomb here and there!!

Kaduna, Gombe, bauchi, Sokoto, Kebbi,Adamawa, And Yobe were not safe...bomb was killing people here and there!!

They take over local governments and take full control... Displacing and bombing people in large number... There's no week we don't hear of Bokoharam attack in the north.

Even Borno the headquarter of Bokoharam is almost free if not the some villages who are soft targets

Today Bokoharam only have the capacity to attack Borno villages that are close the forest.

We northerners know that things are now better compare how it was before.

The only problem I have the with this government is their poor stragies in the fight against bandit in kastina, Zamfara and southern kaduna.

We only want BUHARI's government to do more!

An adage says:
"A bad workman will continue to blame his tools for his inefficiency."

In the month of June, you re-integrated over 600 "repentant" boko haram members back into the society & you're complaining..... WTF?!

3 point agenda to eliminate Boko Haram.

Impose death penalties on Boko Haram terrorists and their financiers.


Sack all the service chiefs and replace them with qualified servicemen that have track records in the military.

Place a heavy reward for whilstleblowers willing to give out information about the group's activities.

They are Northerners who believe in Shekau and pray 5 times a day to allah with support from top officials...we know that shit.

Buratai, why are terrorists rehabilitated...reformed then sent them back to the society? Is it because they are Muslims or Northerners?

The US don't do that shit. They sit in jail like forever because that's where they belong or get shot to be killed.

I think the Nigerian government and the Nigerian Army are treating Boko Haram insurgenc case with care because ogas wey sponsor gon be angry.

I saw the last Boko Haram members, they released even sleeping under mosquito nets.

Boko Haram Live Matters!

This one too na chief of army staff

pure lies. close the boundaries btw Nigeria all those countries close to north

I see

Useless thief of staff..... If na US them go don sack am

Lalaaticala, mynd44