No fewer than 210 Boko Haram fighters and their family members have surrendered to troops of the Multinational Joint Task Force, MNJTF, Sector 2, along the Lake Chad region.
In a statement today, MNJTF spokesman, Lt.-Col. Olaniyi Osoba, said the mass surrender followed intensified kinetic and non-kinetic operations in the region.
According to him, the surrendered terrorists confessed to having participated in various terrorist acts along the Bakatolerom, Barkalam, Litri, and Kaiga Ngbouboun axis of Lake Chad.
The spokesman further said that 10 assorted weapons of various calibres were recovered from the terrorists during the operation.
He described the feat as a “major blow” to Boko Haram fighters hibernating in the region, underscoring the effectiveness of the MNJTF’s comprehensive approach to the operation.