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[Published: Wednesday December 07 2016]

Boko Haram giving up 'en masse', Buhari

Dakar 7 Dec (ANA) - Fighters from militant Islamist group Boko Haram are surrendering "en masse" in Chad, Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has said. Boko Haram launched its insurgency in north-eastern Nigeria in 2009, but has stepped up operations in Chad and other neighbouring states in recent years. Speaking at a regional peace and security meeting in Senegal's capital, Dakar, Mr Buhari said that both Nigerian and Chadian members of Boko Haram were surrendering in Chad following an offensive launched by a multinational force. Mr Buhari said the end of Boko Haram was "in sight", with the militants holding no territory in any of Nigeria's 774 local government areas. He added: We are now operating in the Sambisa Forest and as far as Boko Haram is concerned in the Lake Chad Basin area, I think they are done for."(ANA)
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