The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai saysthe Boko Haram terrorists are being contained with the recent renewed jointmilitary offensive against them in Northern Borno and border areas. Buratai said the offensive had pushed them to the remote Islandson the Lake Chad Basin. Buratai who was represented by the Chief of Training andOperations, Major General Lamidi Adeosun, said this in an interview withnewsmen at Monguno in Borno North after celebrating the Easter with troops. He said the containment of the terrorists was made possible byjoint operations by troops of the Lake Chad Basin countries, including theMultinational Joint Task Force. On the ongoing joint operations between Nigerian and Chadiantroops in Northern Borno, Buratai said that the coming of the Chadians hadgiven a boost to troops and equipment concentration in the area. Earlier, while addressing troops of Sector 3 of the OperationLafiya Dole, Buratai expressed satisfaction that they had turned the tideagainst the terrorists, adding that it was no longer business for them asusual.