How Over 79,000 Boko Haram Insurgents Surrender – Theatre Commander

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*says 3 additional Chibok schoolgirls rescued

*says communities are unsung heroes

By; SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri

The Theatre Commander, North East Joint Task Force (JTF)  Operation Hadin Kai,  Maj.-Gen. Christopher  Gwabi Musa has disclosed  that  about 79,000 Repentant Boko Haram  insurgents comprising of both  combatant and non-combatant   have so far surrendered to the Nigerian military in recent times.  

Musa made this known in Maiduguri while briefing newsmen on recent successes of the theater  command headquarters noted that it was as a result of the sustained onslaught on the Boko Haram  insurgents using both  the kinetic and non kinetic strategic  approaches adopted recently by the military.

He added that the successes were informed by the collective efforts of the military and the general public intelligence, cooperation and  commitment to permanent restore peace in the region.

 General Musa however, commended  the cooperation and  support of the  communities  and other authorities  in the region, while describing them as “unsung heroes”.

He also urged them to continue to maintain the tempo to bring an end to the insurgency while disclosing that there are plans to create additional camps in Maiduguri to  accommodate  the increasing number if the repentant Boko Haram Insurgents that are under custody of the military undergoing screening, deradicalization and rehabilitation before being reintegrated into the society to reunite with their families and relations. 

He said,  “We are committed to the human rights charter and the rules of engagement in our operations.

“We are really happy with the way the members of the public are cooperating with us. They  must have seen the sincerity in what we are doing. That is why they cooperate and support us. They should sustain the tempo and we shall never relent in our efforts and determination to end the war,” Musa said.

In his remarks,  the General Officer Commanding (GOC), 7 Division Headquarters,  Nigerian Army, Maimalari Cantonment  Maiduguri,  Maj. Gen. Wahidi Shaibu, revealed that in the period under review, three additional  Chibok schoolgirls were also rescued from the captivity of the Boko Haram Insurgents.

The GOC maintained  that  the schoolgirls  rescued include Falmata Lawan, Asabe Ali and Jinkal Yama, who are serial number 3, 12 and 20, respectively on the list of the abducted Chibok schoolgirls.

According to him, the Chibok schoolgirls were rescued separately within the  Bama operational   axis on August 30, September 1 and  2 respectively.

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