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French President, Francois Hollande who is currently on an official visit to Nigeria has said Boko Haram remains a threat despite “impressive” military gains against it. He said this at a news conference in Abuja where he is to attend the regional security summit.
“The results (of the counter-insurgency) are impressive” and the rebels had been “diminished and forced to retreat”, he told a news conference in Abuja where he is to take in the regional security summit.
Hollande spoke after holding talks with President Muhammadu Buhari at the presidential villa before regional leaders met to discuss the conflict.
Discussions at the security summit are expected to focus on the formal deployment of a new regional force comprising troops from Nigeria and its neighbours Benin, Cameroon, Chad and Niger.
Source: Guardian
