68 Boko Haram Terrorists Surrender To Army

At least 68 Boko Haram terrorists gave in to the Operation LAFIYA DOLE of Nigerian troops in Borno State in the last one month.

This was according to the Deputy Director Public Relations, Theatre Command of the Operation Lafiya Dole, Col. Onyema Nwachukwu, who made the disclosure on Thursday.

Nwachukwu said the Military had, through the Operation Lafiya, launched several air and land offensive against the terrorists in the last three weeks.

“Air and artillery bombardments were backed by long range patrols and ambushes targeted at preventing fleeing Boko Haram insurgents from escaping and also denying them access to logistics supply.

“In their testimonies, the insurgents revealed that most of their enclaves are untenable which made life unbearable for them.

“The relentless offensive forced many of them to surrender to the troops.

“Those who surrendered are currently undergoing rehabilitation and deradicalisation process under the Federal Government’s Safe Corridor operation.

“Undoubtedly, the ongoing operations by troops of Operation LAFIYA DOLE are yielding results by putting enormous pressure on the insurgents.

“Evidently, this led to the recent plea by one of the factional group leaders calling for international support,” he said.