 Meanwhile, the Minister of Information and Culture Lai Mohammed says the federal government is winning the war against terrorism in the north-east zone of the country. He recalled how some communities were under full control of the insurgents before 2015 and had been reclaimed by the federal government through what he describes as relentless efforts of the military and other security forces. The minister attributed the successes recorded to the various moral boosting efforts of the federal government in addition to acquisition of new military hardware.