The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), combating insurgency in the Lake Chad region, has reported that 263 Boko Haram terrorists and their families have surrendered to their troops.
According to a statement by the Chief Military Public Information Officer of MNJTF in N’Djamena, Chad, Lt.-Col. Abubakar Abdullahi, the surrenders occurred between July 11 and July 17, 2024, during Operation Lake Sanity II.
“The wave of surrenders began on July 1, when five terrorists surrendered to MNJTF troops in Wulgo, on the Nigeria-Cameroon border.
Preliminary information indicated these individuals hailed from Tumbuma and Kutumgulla in Marte Local Government Area (LGA), Borno State, Nigeria.
On the same day, Malum Kori Bukar, a 50-year-old, escaped from the Jibilaram hideout and surrendered to the troops,” Abdullahi stated.
He further reported that on July 11, 19 terrorists surrendered in Madaya, in extreme northern Cameroon, and another 11 surrendered in Wulgo in two waves.
The following day, 64 individuals, including six adult males, 20 women, and 38 children, surrendered in Bonderi, Cameroon.
Additionally, on July 13, 27 terrorists surrendered.
Abdullahi noted that preliminary investigations revealed all the surrendered individuals were from Nigerian communities.
They have since been handed over to the troops of Operation Hadin Kai for further action.
