[size=15pt]Boko Haram is winning.[/size]

That's the assessment of both U.S. counterterrorism officials and many experts who cover West Africa. After several months of optimism, and military successes by Chadian and Nigerian forces that rolled back the terror group's gains, Boko Haram has retaken the initiative.

The Islamist terror group attacked a police academy in Chad's capital city of N'Djamena this weekend, killing dozens of officers and recruits. Boko Haram had also killed dozens of Nigerians, including police officers, in a series of recent attacks around Maiduguri, the biggest city in Nigeria's northeast. On Wednesday, a sack of bombs killed more than 60 people in Bauchi, Nigeria.

"You can quibble on this and that, but yes, they are winning," said John Campbell, the Ralph Bunche Center director at the Council on Foreign Relations and a former U.S. ambassador to Nigeria. Campbell said that Western observers had "way overstated" the territorial gains by Nigerian and Chadian forces that dislodged Boko Haram from small towns it had overrun in the spring.

"There have been successes," said a U.S. counterterrorism official. "But it's whack-a-mole. Boko Haram does strategic retreats. ... They will move out from the forest into the countryside, attacking villages, then when confronted will beat a retreat and carry out bombings in Maiduguri. ... We've just had three days of bombings in Maiduguri. It had quieted down in Maiduguri."

Officials in Nigeria and four neighboring countries -- Chad, Cameroon, Niger and Benin -- have been trying to form an 8,700-man fighting force to battle Boko Haram. Both the United States and France has been helping with intelligence and other support, but the multinational force is still has no central command.

natas22:
The same Yankee people way say 9ja go break in 2015 na them you they listen to. Them no get clue on how to resolve the lone wolf problem in there morally debased country. People shooting people like fun.
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natas22:
The same Yankee people way say 9ja go break in 2015 na them you they listen to. Them no get clue on how to resolve the lone wolf problem in there morally debased country. People shooting people like fun.
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elijah2u:
who tells u it wil nt divide afterall?

natas22:

Even later 9ja come break but it did not break by 2015 as Yankee people predict am.
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elijah2u:
yes it may nt b dz year

Mogidi:
Buhari gave his friend Shekau carte blanche to do whatever he likes in this country.

As at May 29th boko haram were only operating around Sambisa, by June they're now openly bombing our neighbouring countries, their friends are now in govt.

madridguy:
Oyinbo media, you believe everything from CNN, BBC, NBC and other propoganda media house @ your own peril. CNN is yet to report any good thing from Africa, thank God for the help of Al Jazeera that help the Middle-east if not so by then American media will still be telling their guilible citizens that no America soldier has lost his life in the middle east.

I just hope we Africa will have a power media house soon so that many Oyinbo will know that Africa is a beautiful place. I feel like crying back then in 2010 when an American man asked me on an online forum if there is a single upstair building in Nigeria.

I hope our government will stop playing politics with human lifes. We cannot get rid of Boko Haram if Modu Al-Sherriff is still flexing around. Get the man arrest, detain him, seize his property and also don't forget to arrest the Police Oga that gave order to shoot Mohammad Youssouff ( Boko Haram Leader ) to cover their shi.t.

God Bless Our Country.

madridguy:
Buhari has no connection with these killer......... PDP IS BOKO HARAM BOKO HARAM IS PDP, IF YOU WANT AN END TO BOKO HARAM PDP KNOWS WHAT TO DO. " Late National Security Adviser, General Andrew Owoye Azazi of blessed memory.

atlwireles:


When these same media outlets were trashing Nigeria between 2013 and March 2015, you were shouting change. You thought they loved your country then? Bunch of jokers most of you are

madridguy:
I don't need any international media to tell me what is wrong with our government in the years you stated. We don't need to deceive our-self, as a person, I so much believe in GEJ led government no until he started making so many blunders, from Subsidy palava, Moro Scam, Pension Scam, NNPC scam and so many to mention few, the day that i vowed not to vote for GEJ again was the day those chibok girls were kidnapped.

As a leader, you are expected to take immediate action before coming out to denounce the report. The whole media were talking about Chibok incident only for our leader to go to his political rally and pictured dancing with someone else ikebe...The same time someone resign is Asia " cant remember the country per say " for not been able to provide rescue team to a capsize boat/ship carrying some students.

Jonathan ruined his government himself.
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Mogidi:


But why is the Buko hari leader not charging GEJ for sponsoring boko haram, if indeed PDP were behind Boko haram?

atlwireles:
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Buhari is getting the same already, just don't complain, simply deal with it.

madridguy:
I guess truth is very bitter....Well, I wish PMB well in his government, if him too fuzk up, then will kick me out. Aso Rock no be person papa kingdom.