President Buhari debunk claims that Boko Haram is holding some LGA in Borno state

President Muhammadu Buhari has debunked claims that some Local Governments in the country are still under the control of the Boko Haram insurgents.Recalls that Baba Kaka Garbai, the Senator representing Borno Central, had recently claimed that more than 50 percent of Borno State was under the control of Boko Haram.
But reacting earlier, Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State and the Nigerian Army also disagreed with the senator’s position. Read more after the cut.

However, President Buhari at a joint briefing with the visiting German President, Mr. Joachim Guack at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Thursday, declared that none of the 774 local government areas in Nigeria was under the control of the terrorist group.

Buhari maintained that the senator’s position was incorrect, calling for support from Germany to make sure Nigeria emerges a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, UNSC and to defeat Boko Haram.
In his reaction, the German President said his country will gear up support towards defeating Boko Haram.