Due to sustained series of bombardment on suspected location of Boko Haram terrorists, by troops of 26 Task Force Brigade, Nigerian Army, Operation LAFIYA DOLE, Monday 3rd July 2017, over 700 members of Boko Haram terrorists have decided to surrender to Nigerian troops.
According to a statement by Brigadier General Sani Kukasheka Usman, Director Army Public Relations, “out of the 700, 70 have come out of hiding and are being profiled. The rest are expected to come out from hiding in the coming days.”
He said that “preliminary investigation has shown that among them were key commanders and influential members of the terrorists group, one of whom matches suspect number 225 on Boko Haram terrorists most wanted list released by the Nigerian Army,” noting that “so far, the surrendered terrorists have been making useful statements and it is expected that many more of them will surrender.”
