No fewer than 240 members of Boko Haram sect have surrendered to the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF).
Their action was prompted by the sustained ground and air raids on
their hideouts by the Task Force, made up of soldiers from Nigeria,
Chad, Niger and Cameroun.
Troops in the Task Force have embarked on “Operation Gama Aiki” to
flush out the insurgents from Nigeria and its neighbouring countries.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the mass defection took
place in Sector 2 Area of Responsibility (AOR), Bagasola in Chad.
The Commander of MNJTF, Maj-Gen. Lamidi Adeosun, said the defectors were being profiled and camped in Bagasola.
The soldiers had succeeded in blocking logistics supply routes to the
insurgents causing the Boko Haram members and their families to abandon
their locations and surrender.
Most of them handed over their arms to the nearest locations of the ground forces in the operation areas.
Adeosun commended the leaders of the ex-Boko Haram for their courage
and taking the right decision to abandoned terrorism and insurgency for
normal life.
He assured them of safety and good care as long as they remain in the camps.
The commander also urged them to encourage their colleagues in the bush to stop fighting and join them in the camps.
“This peaceful disarming and profiling of the ex-BHT by the MNJTF
forces, clearly demonstrated extent of professionalism and adherence to
International Humanitarian Laws and Laws of Armed Conflict in combat
operations,” he added.
The defection brings to 460, the number of surrendered ex-insurgents in the sector.
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