The Islamist extremist, Boko Haram which is responsible for the kidnapping of more than 200 schoolgirls in Nigeria has become a serious threat to national security that has given birth to global concern on how to tackle the insurgence.

The well trained Nigerian military, the best in the west African sub region has been making great strides in their sustained counter-terrorism operations around the country but yet the problem still persist.
The senior adviser on media, to President, Doyin Okupe on an Al Jazeera television program “Talk to Al Jazeera” highlights the challenges the Nigeria government is facing in the war against Boko Haram.





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