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263 Boko Haram terrorists surrender to troops in Borno
The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) fighting insurgency in the Lake Chad region says 263 Boko Haram terrorists and their families have surrendered to troops.
This was contained in a statement issued by Lt.-Col. Abubakar Abdullahi, the Chief Military Public Information Office of MNJTF in N’djamena, Chad.
He said that the insurgents surrendered between July 11 and July 17, 2024, during the ongoing Operation Lake Sanity II.
“Preliminary information indicated these individuals hailed from Tumbuma and Kutumgulla in Marte Local Government Area (LGA), Nigeria.
“On the same day, Malum Kori Bukar, a 50-year-old, escaped from the Jibilaram hideout and surrendered to the troops.
“Additionally, on 11 July, 19 terrorists surrendered in the village of Madaya, extreme North Cameroon, and another 11 surrendered in Wulgo from the Tumbuma hideout in 2 waves.
He said that preliminary investigation revealed that all the surrendered individuals belong to Nigerian communities.
“Consequently, they were handed over to the troops of Operation HADIN KAI for further action,” he added.
