LAGOS, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- The Nigerian government Friday said the military has recorded tremendous successes in the fight against Boko Haram since 2015.
Speaking at a forum in the oil rich city of Port Harcourt, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, Nigeria's Chief of Air Staff, said the military had successfully stabilized and secured the North-East from Boko Haram insurgents.
He attributed the success to recent air and ground bombardments of Boko Haram stronghold as well as combined efforts of other members of the Armed Forces.
"We are not aware of any national security issue (in the North-East). What I am aware of is that we have done substantially well in stabilizing and securing the North-East," he added.
"Looking at Maiduguri itself, you will never believe that there was any security challenge there. This is so because there is no security challenge," the air force chief told his audience.
"What we are just doing is to mop up what is still remaining (insurgents). We are doing substantially well and making substantial progress," Abubakar added.
"We had the Operation Ruwan Wuta - a 10-day bombardment day-and-night operation that substantially reduced suicide bombings and eliminated organized attacks (by insurgents)," he said.
The chief of air staff said the military had recorded several successes in the North-East and in other regions of the country since the current administration took office in 2015.
