- Over a decade and more, the history of northeast Nigeria has been tied to insurgency and war
- However, that label is long gone according to the former chief of army staff, Tukur Yusufu Buratai
- The former army chief in a recent interview revealed that the war against insurgents in the northeast was won due to the cooperation of indigenes
The former chief of army staff, Tukur Buratai said subduing and defeating Boko Haram insurgents in the northeast was due to the cooperation of the locales in the region.
Buratai made this known in a recent interview whose excerpt was made available to Legit.ng on Thursday, February 2.
