BARELY 24 days after the capture of Gwoza town in Borno State by Boko Haram terror group, its leader, Abubakar Shekau, on Sunday claimed the “capture and control” of the border town with Cameroon in a 52-minute video clip on internet made available to newsmen in Maiduguri, the state capital.
The Nigerian military has however responded to the claim of the leader of the extremist group, Boko Haram, that a northeast town seized by the insurgents earlier this month has been placed under an Islamic caliphate.
In a tweet on its twitter handle, the Defence Headquarters states that, “the claim is empty. The sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Nigerian state is still intact. Any group of terrorists laying claim to any portion of the country will not be allowed to get away with the expression of delusion and crime.
“Appropriate military operations to secure that area from the activities of the bandits is still ongoing.”
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Suleiman Abba, has also assured that about 35 policemen who disappeared from the Mobil Police Training Camp in Gwoza, near Maiduguri last week would be rescued soon.
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