President Muhammadu Buhari has insisted that no part of Nigeria is under the control of Boko Haram insurgents.
Buhari stated this while recounting some successes of his administration during an interactive session with some Nigerians in Beijing, China, on Sunday.
He said security operatives deployed to counter-insurgencies in the North East are responsible for the successes of the operation.
The President’s claim comes at a time that about 30 soldiers were allegedly killed by Boko Haram insurgents in Zari village, Guzamala Local Government Area of Borno State.
However, the Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Texas Chukwu, dismissed the report as a “figment of the (writer’s) imagination.”
Buhari said: “You will all recall that we contested the last election basically on three issues, which includes security, especially in the North East.”