There are indications that the recent military onslaught against Boko Haram has reportedly severed the terrorists access to arms suppliers, forcing the insurgents to resort to less sophisticated weaponry.
Some of the women who were recently rescued from the Islamist told Reuters Agency that shortages of weapons and fuel foment tensions between its foot soldiers and leaders.
They said the militants have been complaining about lacking guns and ammunition and that many of them have been reduced to carrying sticks while some of their vehicles were either broken down or lacked fuel.
“One evening in April, Boko Haram followers stood before us and said ‘Our leaders don’t want to give us enough fuel and guns and now the soldiers are encroaching on us in Sambisa. We will leave you” they added.
In recent times, Nigerian military has recorded string of successes in the fight against Boko Haram after struggling for years to contain the deadly jihadists.
President Goodluck Jonathan has promised to hand over a country completely free of terrorist strongholds to the president-elect, Muhammadu Buhari on May 29.
He has assured all Nigerians, and the people of the northeastern states in particular, that the days of mourning victims of incessant terrorist attacks in the country will soon be over as the tide has now definitely turned against Boko Haram.
source: naij.com
