We Are Still In Charge Of Gwoza—Army Boasts

Following a claim by the leader of Boko Haram Islamic sect, Abubakar Shekau, that the town of Gwoza in Borno State is now in its control, the Nigerian Army has disclosed otherwise, boasting that it (Army)is still in control of the area and every other parts of the country.

The military, via its Twitter handle, pointed out that any claim by a terrorist group to have captured any town or community in Nigeria is false.

The Boko Haram group released a video on Sunday and announced that the recaptured Gwoza town is now under Islamic caliphate.

“That claim (capture of Gwoza) is empty,” the Defence Headquarters, DHQ, said in one of its tweets.

The Army said further that, “The sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Nigerian state is still intact. Any group of terrorists laying claim to any portion of the country will not be allowed to get away with that expression of delusion and crime.”

The DHQ also revealed that, “Appropriate military operations to secure that area from activities of the bandits is still ongoing.”