Boko Haram Won’t End By Signing Any Truce – Lai Mohammed

Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said there is no resurrection of Boko Haram contrary to insinuation in some circles.

Mohammed refuted the insinuation of resurgence of Boko Haram in a remark to the media during the Eid-el-Kabir celebrations in his country home, Oro, near Ilorin.

He said that some recent tragic events, including suicide bombings and the abduction of some staff of the University of Maiduguri, were scares by the insurgents.

“The truth is that there is no resurgence of Boko Haram. Cowardly bombings and kidnappings are some of the hallmarks of an asymmetric warfare that insurgencies are.

“And like I say all the time, such wars do not end by the signing of any truce. They taper off with time, as this one surely will,” he said.

“They are ensuring that never again will Boko Haram take control of our territories, attack our major cities, including Abuja, at will and fly their flag anywhere in the country.

“Therefore, as we celebrate this Festival of Sacrifice, we owe the marked improvement in the security situation in our country in general and the North-East in particular to the men and women in uniform.

“They have sacrificed so much to make our country safer than at any other time since the Boko Haram insurgency started in 2009.

“Yes, we are not totally out of the woods yet, but we are much better today than we were in 2015, when this administration assumed office,” he said.