Boko Haram technically defeated, we are now fighting global terrorists, says Lai Mohammed

Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed 

Despite reports that Boko Haram terrorists are having a field day in the North East region of the country, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, believes Boko Haram have been technically defeated and the government is now facing global terrorism.

The minister stated this on Monday when he paid a working visit to the new corporate headquarters of The Sun in Lagos.



Fielding questions from the editorial board of the newspaper led by the Managing Director and Editor-in-Chief, Onuoha Ukeh, the minister said Nigeria was currently facing ISIS, ISWAP, Al-Qaeda, and not Boko Haram.

He stated, “I stand by what I said that Boko Haram is technically defeated.

“What we are having today is global terrorism where you have ISIS, ISWAP, Al-Qaeda all working together.




“Terrorism is a global issue. Between 2009 and 2015 we were fighting Boko Haram, but today we are fighting global terrorism where the remnants of the Army in Syria are now joining hands with the ISWAP and others."

Mohammed said his position in 2015 that Boko Haram was technically defeated was based on what he saw.


He explained, “I was on the ground in Bama, Konduga, and Maiduguri and I know what I saw before I made that claim.

“We are fighting global terrorism and that is why we are appealing to our foreign partners, especially the UN and our neighbours.



“By the time we get more platforms and the new helicopters that are being expected there will be a tremendous improvement.”