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Muhammadu Buhari was elected on the promise to defeat the militant group Boko Haram
The Nigerian leader promised to remove the "loopholes" that allowed militants to kill dozens of soldiers on a base in northeastern Borno State.
President Muhammadu Buhari publicly addressed the attack last Sunday after the army acknowledged that it had occurred.
At least 40 soldiers reportedly died when an Islamist militant group targeted the Metele base.
But the army refused to confirm the information until Friday, when it issued a statement in which she disputed the record.
The army did not provide a different figure.
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President Buhari said he was deeply shocked by the news in a statement released on Saturday.
The president – who faces an election in three months – added that no "responsible leader" would rest on his showers … to allow terrorists to endanger the lives of his military and military personnel. 39, other citizens ".
As a result, he planned to meet with army and intelligence leaders "in the coming days" to plan their "next steps".
Buhari came to power in 2015 after vowing to defeat Boko Haram militants, who ravaged Nigeria by a wave of attacks as they tried to overthrow the government and create an Islamic state. .
But if the army has taken over most of the territory that the militants controlled, it is still able to carry out deadly attacks.
In a statement released late Friday, the military acknowledged that it was operating in a "difficult time", which is a rare veiled admission that the military is facing serious setbacks in the fight against jihadists said Will Ross, editor-in-chief of BBC Africa.
On Monday, a Boko Haram faction loyal to the Islamic State group, known as the State of the Islamic State of West Africa, said that the attack had taken place and that the death toll was at least 40.
Political opponents of President Buhari in the Senate said 44 soldiers died.
