We’ll capture Sambisa before Dec deadline – Theatre Commander

We’ll capture Sambisa before Dec deadline – Theatre Commander
 November 12, 2015 at 6:06 am in News 

Maiduguri—Major-General Yushau Abubakar,  Theatre Commander, Operation Lafiya Dole, says the military will capture Sambisa forest, den of the Boko Haram terrorists, before the December presidential deadline.
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Abubakar said this in an interview with newsmen shortly after a routine visit to troops in Betta, near Sambisa forest.
He said the military had recorded lots of successes in its anti terrorism campaign, adding: “We have achieved a lot and we are still doing much, but you know that the job is still there until we finish it. We are very close to Sambisa, we must enter and capture the forest before the Presidential deadline.”
He said the main target was to end terrorism and terrorists activities in the country. “Our major concern is that we must fight Boko Haram to a standstill and ensure that we eliminate them,” he said.
The theatre commander expressed happiness with the troops’ performance, so far, noting: “I am happy that we are progressing very well, we have not reached the promised land but we are making progress. We are making efforts to clear all Boko Haram terrorists camps.”
Abubakar said a number of Boko Haram terrorists had been taken into custody after they surrendered their weapons. “For those surrendering we have shown all the human side of the military to them, we are receiving them and some of them are very impressed by what they are seeing.