Key facts
- Military spokesperson Major-General Samaila Uba said there is nothing like a ceasefire and that the military is not relenting.
- Uba said recent gains included insurgents killed, suspects arrested and hostages rescued, without giving figures.
- Uba said Nigeria is in talks with neighbouring Sahel states that left ECOWAS on security and diplomatic cooperation.
- The military said attacks by Boko Haram and ISWAP on military positions in northeastern Nigeria have surged in recent weeks.
Nigeria's military ruled out any ceasefire with Islamist groups Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province on November 5, saying it would press ahead with operations against insurgent and other armed groups.
Speaking at an intelligence briefing in the capital Abuja, military spokesperson Major-General Samaila Uba said recent gains, including insurgents killed, suspects arrested and hostages rescued, showed security forces were sustaining pressure on armed groups. He gave no figures for those gains.