Defence Headquarters said a total of 2,016 suspected Boko Haram terrorists and member of Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists, and their families comprising of 360 adult males, 580 adult females and 1,076 children have surrendered to troops at various locations in the North East theatre of Operation in the last two weeks.
Director Defence, Media Operations Defence Headquarters, Major General Benard Onyeuko, stated this on Thursday during the bi-weekly briefing on troops activities and operational successes being recorded in the various operational theaters of the six geo-political zones of the country.
He said troops on fighting patrol repelled terrorists’ attacks at Gwalaram village in Magumeri Local Government Area, adding troops fire power forced the criminals to flee the location.
Also, he said, troops came in contact with terrorists along Kwang-Kilakasa road, Monguno, Gajiran in a fire battle engaged the terrorist and neutralized 20 of the insurgents.
“Troops exploited the area and recovered 6x AK47 rifles, 3 bicycles, 1 Toyota Landcruiser van, 3 x tyres, 490 roundsof 108mm, 274 rounds of 7.62mm NATO, metal links, 5 x magazine, 2 x Improvised Explosive Device cylinders and 100 litres of Premium Motor Spirit among others items.
“Troops on 25 July 2022 rescued 4 women with children at Aulari in Borno State, while two confirmed to be Chibok girls named Hanatu Musa and Kauna Sarah Luka who are on serial seven and 38 of the missing Chibok girls were also rescued.”
Onyeuko said all rescued civilians and recovered items were handed over to relevant authority, while surrendered terrorists and their families were profiled and handed over to the appropriate agencies for further action.
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