- Military service chiefs arrived military command and control centre in Borno for a briefing about on the Boko Haram war
- Babafemi Ojudu, the political adviser to acting president says the government has reportedly commenced negotiation for the eventual release of the remaining 113 Chibok schoolgirls abducted since April 2014
A video footage has surfaced showing how service chiefs arrived the military command and control centre in Borno state following the directive by Acting President Yemi Osinbajo that they relocate to the state.
The video was uploaded on the Facebook page of the Nigeria Defence Headquarters on Tuesday, August 2.
Naij.com recalls that the service chiefs departed for Maiduguri, the Borno state capital following the rise in Boko Haram attacks in the north-east.
The service chiefs who arrived Maiduguri include chief of defence staff, Gabriel Olonisakin, chief of army staff, Tukur Buratai and chief of air staff, Sadique Abubakar.
See video of the arrival of the service chiefs below:
Meanwhile, the government of President Muhammadu Buhari has reportedly commenced negotiation for the eventual release of the remaining 113 Chibok schoolgirls abducted since April 2014.
Vanguard reports that the revelation was made by Babafemi Ojudu, the political adviser to Acting President Yemi Osinbajo.
Ojudu was said to have made the announcement during a protest by the BringBackOurGirls (BBOG) campaigners in Abuja on Tuesday August 1.
The girls were among the about 276 kidnapped by the Boko Haram terrorist group from their school in Chibok, Borno state, in April 2014.
In the video below: Nigerian Air Force gives an update on operations against Boko Haram in 2017.