Lagos, March 13 (IANS) Nigerian troops have driven Boko Haram militants out of the Adamawa state in the northeastern part of the country, a Nigerian official said on Thursday.
The militants were driven out of Madagali, the last town that was being held by them in the restive Adamawa state, Xinhua reported.
The Nigerian forces suffered no casualties during the operation, said the Nigerian Defence Authority spokesperson, Chris Olukolade, in a statement, adding that mop up operations were on.
Meanwhile, the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Organisation has applauded the country’s armed forces for its victories in the fight against the Boko Haram.
The party’s spokesperson, Garba Shehu, said that the achievement was commendable, noting that nobody could pretend to be ignorant of the huge progress that the military had made in the counter-insurgency war in the northeastern part of the country.
“The armed forces, in collaboration with a multinational force made up of the armies of neighbouring African countries, have recorded a number of significant victories in the fight against Boko Haram,” he added.
“About 36 territories formerly in control of the insurgents have been taken back over the past few weeks. This is commendable. We congratulate our armed forces,” Shehu said.
The Boko Haram has been a major security threat for Nigeria since 2009 and the insurgency has been most intense in the states of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa.
The militant group, which has owed allegiance to the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group, has also proved to be a threat for Nigeria’s neighbouring countries — Cameroon, Niger and Chad.
The group, whose name in the local dialect translates into “Western education is sin”, seeks to impose the Islamic Sharia law in the Nigerian constitution.
–Indo-Asian Newws Service
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