Nigerian troops of Operation Lafiya Dole dismantling official Boko Haram terrorists’ flag at Parisu, Camp Zero deep inside Sambisa forest

Former military president, General Ibrahim Babangida said on Monday that he was highly delighted about the capture of Sambisa forest from Boko Haram terrorist by men of the Nigerian Army.

“It is a sign of relief, that the Military has finally smooked out Boko Haram terrorists from their notorious enclave of Sambisa forest,” the former military President said in a statement issued by his media office.

General Babangida saluted the courage and determination of President Muhammadu Buhari, Army chiefs as well as armed men and women and other security personnel for their sacrifice and painful liberation of Sambisa forest and adjoining abodes of Boko Haram.

He said: “May I rejoice with the government and Nigerians on the successful dislodging of Boko Haram from their base in Sambisa.

With the successful takeover of the sambisa forest, General Babangida said he hoped that very soon the remaining Chibok girls will be located and be reunited with their families.

IBB reaffirmed his earlier stand that, “President  Muhammadu Buhari and the  military are capable of crushing any challenge of the territorial integrity of Nigeria.”

The former Military President, also pay tributes to all fallen heroes for paying a supreme sacrifice in their efforts of keeping the nation from aggression, saying: ” the labour of our heroes past, shall never been in vain”.

Babangida however urged the military to unveil a new strategy of further defeating pockets of insurgents/terrorists, armed bandits and cattle rustlers all over the country.