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The United States government has confirmed President Muhammadu Buhari’s usual assertion that Boko Haram terrorists has been dealt a devastating blow by the Nigerian military, by affirming that the terrorist sect had lost considerable capacity to hold territory, though it continued to launch uncoordinated attacks.
This was contained in Country Reports on Terrorism for 2015 released by the United States Bureau of Counterterrorism and Countering Violent Extremism, which noted that over 1, 240 persons were killed in terror attacks in Nigeria last year.
The report identified inadequate cooperation and information sharing among the security agencies involved in the anti-terrorism war as the bane of the counterterrorism operation.
It reads in part, “Regional military forces made progress during 2015 in degrading the group’s territorial control, in particular following the election of Nigerian President Buhari, but Boko Haram responded by increasing its use of asymmetric attacks.
“Bilateral and multilateral efforts by these regional military forces successfully challenged Boko Haram’s hold on territory, forcing it to abandon major military-style campaigns and revert back to the asymmetric tactics seen in previous years. Despite these setbacks, Boko Haram withstood and adapted to the military offensives”.
This was contained in Country Reports on Terrorism for 2015 released by the United States Bureau of Counterterrorism and Countering Violent Extremism, which noted that over 1, 240 persons were killed in terror attacks in Nigeria last year.
The report identified inadequate cooperation and information sharing among the security agencies involved in the anti-terrorism war as the bane of the counterterrorism operation.
It reads in part, “Regional military forces made progress during 2015 in degrading the group’s territorial control, in particular following the election of Nigerian President Buhari, but Boko Haram responded by increasing its use of asymmetric attacks.
“Bilateral and multilateral efforts by these regional military forces successfully challenged Boko Haram’s hold on territory, forcing it to abandon major military-style campaigns and revert back to the asymmetric tactics seen in previous years. Despite these setbacks, Boko Haram withstood and adapted to the military offensives”.
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