Badeh believes Nigeria is winning terrorism war

•Says elections will hold in Borno, Yobe, Adamawa
The Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshall Alex Badeh, has insisted that
despite the continued activities of Boko Haram insurgents, Nigeria is winning the
war against terrorism.
He spoke to State House journalists today after leading some service chiefs to a
breakfast meeting with President Goodluck Jonathan.
The defence chief asked all Nigerians to have faith in the military, assuring that
the country would win the war against terrorism.
Responding to a question on whether Nigeria could be said to be really winning
the war, Badeh said: "We're certainly not losing it. We're winning the war. Don't
worry, Nigerians should have faith in their military. The nation will win this war".
He explained that Jonathan invited them to give an update on the current
security situation in the country, saying they had told him the stage they were
and their plans.
"Of course, you're aware of the security situation in the country. The president
thought it fit to call us this morning for us to come and brief him about the
current situation of things. We've told the president exactly where we're and our
future plans. As you know, we can't talk about our future plans here; that'll mean
us telling the enemy what we're doing", he said.
Badeh also assured that the 2015 general elections would be conducted in the
troubled north-eastern states of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa. "Elections will hold
there. Don't worry", he said.
He affirmed that there were fifth columnists in the ongoing terror war, saying
however that the military was handling "fifth columnists in its own way".
Badeh declined comments on the reported arrest by the Department of State
Security, of fake Boko Haram members and the purported ceasefire, saying "It's
better not to discuss those things. SSS is on it. They're doing their own
investigation. They did a briefing yesterday (Tuesday) and they've told you
exactly what they're doing. It's better we leave the SSS to handle that one".
The defence chief said normalcy was gradually being restored to the areas
hitherto ravaged by the insurgents, including Mubi in Adamawa State.
"Normal life is back in Mubi and around that place. We're liberating more and
more communities. People are moving in; life is returning back to normal
gradually", he said.