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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>President Muhammadu Buhari said his administration spent over $1 billion on military equipment to recover territories in the North-East captured by Boko Haram.<\/p>\n

Femi Adesina, Buhari\u2019s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, made this known on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

According to the statement, Buhari was honoured by the Abu Dhabi Peace Forum with \u2018The award for Strengthening Peace in Africa\u2019.<\/p>\n

In his remarks at the African Conference for Peace 2023 in Mauritania, Buhari stated that Africa and the rest of the world are working hard to deal with existential threats to humanity\u2019s existence.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I became President in 2015, Boko Haram held about two-thirds of Borno State, half of Yobe State, and a couple of Local Government Areas in Adamawa State, all in the North-East of Nigeria.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have been able to retrieve these territories by investing over $1 billion to acquire hard and software weaponry from the US and other friendly countries to carry out sustained operations against insurgency since 2015.\u201d<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Nigeria<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. President Muhammadu Buhari said his administration spent over $1 billion on military equipment to recover territories in the North-East captured by Boko Haram. Femi Adesina, Buhari\u2019s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, made this known on Tuesday. 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