Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. His plane touched the Air Task Force Base in Maiduguri at exactly 11: 02 am, and headed to the palace of the Shehu of Borno.
He is expected to attend the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Annual Conference holding in Maiduguri on Wednesday, and will declare the event open.He will visit the military hospital, and will equally address the troops.
The event was originally scheduled to take place in Benin, Edo State.
Buhari’s visit comes after a high-casualty attack by Boko Haram on the Army in Metele, Borno State, which resulted in the death of well over 100 soldiers.
Meanwhile, Nigerian Army said its troops repelled Boko Haram insurgents’ attack in Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno.
The army said in its Twitter handle that the troops repelled the insurgents’ attack while attempting to infiltrate Cross-Kauwa in Kukawa at about 8 p.m. on Tuesday.
It added that it would provide details on the attack later.
“Troops of 157 Strike Force Battalion at about 8 p.m. today (Nov. 27) 2018; repelled some elements of Boko Haram terrorists who attempted to infiltrate Cross-Kauwa in Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno, details later,” the army wrote.
The Tuesday night incident occurs about two weeks after scores of soldiers were killed when Boko Haram attacked an army base in Metele.
The army is yet to provide its official casualty from the Metele attack. Military sources have, however, said at least 114 soldiers including their commander were killed in the attack.
About 100,000 people have been killed since 2009 when the Boko Haram insurgency began, according to the Borno State Government.
