Dasuki Vows To End Boko Haram In 6 Weeks

The National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki has assured Nigerians that the Boko Haram terrorist group will be defeat within six weeks.

National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki

Daily Sun reports that Dasuki gave the assurance on Monday in a reaction to the alleged new video that was uploaded by the leader of the Boko Haram sect, Abubakar Shekau, where he vowed to defeat the multi-national force put together to halt its destructive activities.


The National security adviser in an interviewed with AFP said: “all known Boko Haram camps will be taken out by the time of the rescheduled vote which is March 28 for presidential poll. They won’t be there. They will be dismantled,” he told AFP when asked what gains could be made against the Islamists before the new polling date.”

Dasuki’s pledged is coming two days after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) shifted dates for the general elections, citing the Boko Haram crisis in the north-east as a major reason.

Meanwhile, this is not the first time the Federal Government is setting deadlines for the defeat Boko Haram, but Dasuki insisted that even if the goal was not achieved “the situation then would surely be conducive enough for elections, with no need for a further postponement to voting.”

It would be recalled that Shekau in a new video released on Monday, warned that the militants would crush the regional force, which comprise soldiers from Nigeria, Chad, Niger, Cameroon, Benin Republic after they agreed at the weekend to join alliance and defeat the sect.

“Your alliance will not achieve anything. Amass all your weapons and face us. We welcome you,” he said in a 28-minute speech, one of three videos posted by the Islamists on YouTube.

However, the terrorist group has continued its onslaught despite strong resistance from the Nigerian military.

Recall that on Sunday, Boko Haram militants carried out twin attacks in the town of Diffa in southeast Niger, giving a new front in its offensive after repeated attacks in Cameroon’s far northern region.

In a desperate effort to halt the sect’s activities, the governments of Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Nigeria and Benin on Saturday agreed to establish an 8,700 strong regional force to take on Boko Haram, while Uganda also decided to deploy two battalions to assist Nigeria in the war against the terrorists.

Also, the United States on Friday expressed optimism that Boko Haram could face a stronger test against more capable regional forces, as Washington estimated the extremist core fighters between 4,000 and 6,000, acknowledging that they are well-equipped following their raids on Nigerian Army formations.