Military Has Not Stopped Onslaught Against Boko Haram In Sambisa – Minimah

Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant Kenneth Minimah, has denied media reports that troops sent to Sambisa forest in Borno State have retreated due to deadly mines planted by the Boko Haram insurgents.


Briefing reporters during the commissioning of the Nigerian Army Peacekeeping Medical Centre in Kaduna State on Monday, General Minimah insisted that the military had neither retreated nor stopped the onslaught against the Boko Haram terrorists in Sambisa forest or other parts of the north-east.

The Chief of Army Staff said that the assault on terrorists in Sambisa forest was still on, as more troops and equipment have been deployed to enhance the speedy operation to flush out the terrorists from their last known stronghold.

Before he commissioned the Medical Centre, the Army Chief expressed optimism that the facility would enhance the status of the Peacekeeping Centre, making it a ‘centre of excellence’.

He, therefore, called on the personnel to make judicious use of the medical facility.

On his part, the German Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Michael Zenner, explained that the decision by his country to donate the medical centre to the Nigerian Army was due to the bilateral relations between Germany and Nigeria especially in the areas of military support.

Mr Zenner commended the Nigerian government for conducting peaceful and credible elections which he said was the best ever in the history of the nation’s electoral process.

While calling on the incoming government of General Muhammadu Buhari to consolidate on the democratic success, the German Ambassador said his country was readiness to continue to partner with Nigeria to further develop oil-rich nation’s economy and democracy.