60% of Boko Haram Members Are Not Nigerians, Says Chief Of Army Staff

Lieutenant-General Tukur Buratai The Chief Of Army Staff, yesterday said checking by the current activities of the Boko Haram terrorists, it has been discovered t that 60 per cent of the insurgents are not Nigerians. Buratai said this when he received the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General,Dr Mohammed Ibn Chambas, at the headquarters ofthe Theatre Command of Operation Lafiya Dole, at the Maimalari Cantonment in Maiduguri, Borno state.
     “Your Excellency, I want to bring to your attention that while the Boko Haram (insurgency) can be said to have started in Nigeria, by and large, as at today, I can say that almost 60 per cent of the insurgents arefrom our neighbouring countries. You can see that almost all of the recently surrendered insurgents arenot Nigerians. This is a challenge that impacts more on the Nigerian side than the other countries. But by and large, our military is up to the task and we will continue to do our best to ensure that our country is secured”he said