Alwaght-Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari swore in a new set of military chiefs on Thursday, ordering them to end Boko Haram’s bloody six-year reign of terror within three months.
"You need to brace up and continue to team up with other stakeholders to come up with a well-coordinated joint effort which will bring a desired end to these insurgencies within three months," said Buhari in the capital Abuja. He added that, "the activities of these misguided groups and individuals have resulted in wanton destruction of lives and properties of our citizens and a disruption of social economic lives of millions of Nigerians."
Buhari, who came to power on May 29, quickly replaced the heads of the army, air force and navy as well as the chief of defense in an apparent move to reshape the fight against Boko Haram Takfiri terrorists.
Meanwhile, the Nigerian air force has announced a measure to deploy a number of fighter jets and attack helicopters to the country's militant-infested northeast "in a renewed drive to crush the fighting will" of Boko Haram Takfiri terrorists.
A five-nation regional force of 8,700 troops from Nigeria and its neighbours has been set up to fight Boko Haram and is expected to deploy imminently.
The military under Buhari’s predecessor Goodluck Jonathan was heavily criticised for poor handling of the insurgency and its failure to free more than 200 schoolgirls abducted from the northeastern town of Chibok in April last year.
Boko Haram, whose name means Western education is forbidden, has claimed responsibility for a number of deadly shooting attacks and bombings in Nigeria since the beginning of their militancy in 2009 that has so far claimed the lives of about 15,000 people.
Boko Haram have pledged allegiance to the ISIS terrorist group, which is primarily operating inside Iraq , Syria and now Libya.
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