The Nigerian government has repeatedly boasted that it has defeated Boko Haram, the Party of the People of the Sunnah for Dawah and Jihad, or was just about to do so. It vowed to defeat Boko Haram by the end of 2014. And by the end of 2015. In mid-2017 it called the movement a spent force. In February 2018, it again claimed that the jihadis were defeated. They weren’t, and aren’t.
“118 soldiers reportedly killed, 153 others missing following Boko Haram attack,” by Chika Ebuzor, Pulse, November 24, 2018 (thanks to The Religion of Peace):
The number of soldiers who were killed during the recent Boko Haram attack has reportedly increased to 118.
Premium Times reports that a source in the Nigerian Army said that 153 others are yet to be accounted for.
On Monday, November 19, 2018, the terrorists invaded a military base in Metele village, Guzamala local government area of Borno State….
While responding to reports in the media, the Nigerian Army issued a statement saying that the number of casualties published on social media is false.
It also described the videos being shared online as old and inaccurate, adding that they are propaganda materials put out by Boko haram….