Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai said the army had identified one key location of perpetrators of suicide bombings and had destroyed it.

According to Chief of Army Staff, the “key area’’ was cleared by troops in conjunction with other security agencies, saying this has reduced the incidents of suicide bombings in the last couple of days in Borno, particularly Maiduguri.

By and large, I tell you it – suicide bombing has been reduced drastically. In the last three days, there has been no Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) attack or suicide attacks and this, we hope it will continue.

They may decide to come but we are able to take out one key area that we are even suspecting, our troops were able to clear them in conjunction with other security agencies.

The army chief called for on Borno people to expose the collaborators and indeed, the perpetrators of the dastardly and inhuman act by the Boko Haram terrorists.

He noted that the terrorists still have their sympathisers and collaborators among the people.

Definitely, there is no way you will say that these suicide bombers, who are teenagers, young girls, some even under-age can move in from wherever they are strapped into the town except with the guidance of someone within the town or vicinity.

According to him, the suicide bombing must be stopped once and for all.

He added that having won the war, there was need to also win the peace, an effort, saying this required the collaboration of both military, other security agencies and the people.

On plan to reorganise the Operation Lafiya Dole in 2017, Buratai, stressed that the reorganisation was now ongoing in spite of pockets of attacks and incidents of suicide bombing.