LAKE CHAD: Major Victory as 210 Boko Haram Terrorists, Families Surrender to MNJTF
No fewer than 210 Boko Haram terrorists, including conscripted fighters and their family members, have surrendered to troops of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) operating under Sector 2 in Bol, near Baga Sola in the Lake Chad region.
This significant development was disclosed in a statement by the Chief Military Public Information Officer, Lt.-Col. Olaniyi Osoba, who said the mass surrender is a direct outcome of intensified kinetic and non-kinetic operations aimed at dismantling terrorist networks in the region.
According to Lt.-Col. Osoba, the repentant insurgents confessed to participating in a series of violent terrorist operations across Bakatolerom, Barkalam, Litri, and Kaiga Ngbouboun axes of Lake Chad. Troops also recovered 10 assorted weapons of different calibres during the surrender.
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Commander Sector 2/Operation Lake Chad, Major General Moussa Haussa, commended the troops for their sustained efforts and urged them to maintain operational momentum. He emphasized that terrorism has no future in the region, reiterating the MNJTF’s commitment to restoring lasting peace.
General Haussa assured that the surrendered individuals would be treated humanely and enrolled in the Task Force’s deradicalisation and rehabilitation programme to aid their transition back to civilian life.
Welcoming the development, the Governor of the Region of Lake Chad, Brigadier General Saleh Haggar Tidjani, revealed that plans are underway to provide the former insurgents with skill acquisition training to support their reintegration into society.
“This surrender represents a major blow to Boko Haram’s operations in the Lake Chad region,” the Governor noted. “It underscores the effectiveness of the MNJTF’s comprehensive approach, which combines military pressure with targeted initiatives to encourage defections and promote peace.”
He reaffirmed the commitment of the MNJTF and regional stakeholders to sustaining collaborative efforts to bring enduring peace and stability to the Lake Chad Basin.
By PRNigeria
