Boko Haram Has Been Degraded, Gov Shettima Debunk Claims By Sen Garbai

Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State has debunked a claim by Senator Baba Kaka Bashir Garbai that Boko Haram controls about 50 per cent of the state.

Shettima described the comments of the senator as mere emotional outburst.

Shettima stated this while speaking with journalists shortly after arriving Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, from an official visit to Saudi Arabia.He said: “The claim by the senator representing Borno Central in the Senate, Senator Baba Kaka Garbai, that the military has not degraded Boko Haram was emotional outburst.“It is either the senator was emotional or misquoted.“The military has recorded tremendous successes in the fight against Boko Haram in the last six months.

“You know Ngala, Dikwa and some areas were recently liberated and as the Chief Security Officer of the state, I can confidently say Boko Haram has been decimated, demoralised and degraded.“Borno is better off than it was six months ago.”Shettima urged the people of the state to continue to support the military and security agencies with useful information to enhance their counter-insurgency operatio