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.<\/p>\n
This is contained in a statement issued by Lt.-Col. Abubakar Abdullahi, the Chief Military Public Information Office of MNJTF in N\u2019djamena, Chad.<\/p>\n
He said that the insurgents surrendered between July 11 and July 17, 2024, during the ongoing Operation Lake Sanity II.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe wave of surrenders began on July 1, when five terrorists surrendered to MNJTF troops in Wulgo, on the Nigeria-Cameroon border.<\/p>\n
\u201cPreliminary information indicated these individuals hailed from Tumbuma and Kutumgulla in Marte Local Government Area (LGA), Nigeria.<\/p>\n
\u201cOn the same day, Malum Kori Bukar, a 50-year-old, escaped from the Jibilaram hideout and surrendered to the troops.<\/p>\n
\u201cAdditionally, 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.<\/p>\n
\u201cOn 12 July 2024, 64 individuals surrendered in Bonderi, Cameroon, including 6 adult males, 20 women, and 38 children. Moreso, on 13 July, 27 terrorists surrendered,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He said that preliminary investigation revealed that all the surrendered individuals belong to Nigerian communities.<\/p>\n
\u201cConsequently, they were handed over to the troops of Operation HADIN KAI for further action,\u201d said Abdullahi.<\/p>\n
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