The Defence Headquarters said that Nigeria is in a state of war, given the deployment of troops across the different regions of the country.
While describing Saturday’s multiple suicide bombings in the Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State as an indication of an “ending cycle of terrorism,” the Headquarters asked Nigerians not to lose trust in the security agencies.
Speaking to journalists during the Strategic Communication Inter-Agency Policy Committee in Abuja, the Director, Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba said there was no other way to describe the situation in which the country had found itself than to admit that it was in a state of war.
He said more than before, the military needed the support and trust of the citizens to confront the insurgents.
Stressing the need for unity at this time, Buba insisted that the Boko Haram war was nearing the end as the insurgents had been significantly degraded.
