7,000 Boko Haram/Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists have surrendered to the Nigerian Army in the past one week.
The Theatre Commander, Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) ‘cooperation’ in the North East Joint Operation, Maj. General Christopher Musa made this known in Maiduguri, on Wednesday.
Musa said that the military onslaught against the ISWAP and Boko Haram terrorists in the North-East Region has continued to record significant successes.
He said: “This is evident as thousands of the insurgents comprising of combatants, non-combatants, foot soldiers alongside their families, continued to lay down their arms in different parts of Borno to accept peace.”
Musa explained that the surrendered terrorists and their families are expected to be carefully profiled by the Nigerian army and other stakeholders before they undergo rehabilitation processes.
The Theatre Commander said that the Nigerian Military and other security agencies will continue to devise and implement effective strategies to bring Boko Haram terrorism to a speedy end.
