Yes, We’ve Technically Defeated Boko Haram – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the Federal Governmnt has “technically won the war” against the Islamist Boko Haram militants.

Also in his Christmas message to Nigerians on Thursday, Buhari said that the change slogan of his party, the All Progressives Congress, was not a mere campaign gimmick but a promise that must be kept.


In an interview with the BCC, Buhari said that the militant group could no longer mount “conventional attacks” against security forces or population centres.

Buhari said the militant group had been reduced to fighting with improvised explosives devices and remained a force only in its heartland of Borno State.

He said his administration was determined to bring about tangible changes in the lives of Nigerians.