'BOKO HARAM ARE NOW READY TO DROP THEIR GUNS AND EMBRACE PEACE' - NIGERIANS REACT

Nigerians in diaspora

The news that Sambisa forest, the last stronghold of Boko Haram, has been brought down has elicited a reaction from Nigerians in the diaspora under the group: The Nigerians in Diaspora Monitoring Group (NDMG).

They expressed happiness with President Buhari over the defeat of the Boko Haram terrorist group.

The group issued a statement signed by its UK Co-ordinator, Engr. Adekaa Onyilo, saying: “The Nigerians In Diaspora Monitoring Group(NDMG) is happy to learn that the Nigerian Army has cleared out ‘Camp Zero’, which until that action, remained Boko Haram terror group’s last hideout in the dreaded Sambisa forest.

 “This will successfully bring an end to the nefarious activities of the terrorists which were planned, incubated or hatched from that location. Months after Boko Haram was designated as technically defeated, this new development tactically implies that the group has now been duly crushed.

“We laud the Nigerian Army for achieving this feat in tandem with the assurances given earlier. And we acknowledge the fact that we were not surprised as the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai had declared December as a month of decision. He had given the marching order for troops to finish off the terrorist group this month.

“This pronouncement by the COAS has spurred the troops of Operation Lafiya Dole to embark on Operation Rescue Finale and recording this landmark success that has seen the last of the terrorists holed up in that forest fleeing their camps in different directions.

“The liberation of Sambisa Forest have ushered unto the scene a situation where numerous terrorists are now willingly giving up their arms and choosing to embrace the path of peace.

“It is remarkable that troops successfully cleared out Sambisa Forest in spite of the concerted and coordinated onslaught by Boko Haram sponsors that consistently placed obstacles before the army as an institution and its leadership as individuals.

Owing to the fact that the Nigerian government tells many terrible lies, has Boko Haram been really defeated?