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Sixty-nine Boko Haram terrorists and their families have been handed over to troops of the multinational joint taskforce in N’jamena, Republic of Chad.A statement by the Chief Military Public Information Officer, HQ MNJTF, Ndjamena Chad, quoting the chief spokesperson of the MNJT, Lt. Col. Abubakar Abdullahi, on Tuesday, said the terrorists were handed over by the maritime troops of the Cameroon and Niger forces, after a successful operation along lake Chad.
The statement quoting the chief spokesperson of the MNJT, Lt. Col. Abubakar Abdullahi, said the latest surrender happened between July 1 and 6 in the ongoing operation Lake Sanity 2.“As Operation Lake Sanity 2 continues, the Multinational Joint Task Force has successfully facilitated the surrender of more terrorists while rescuing others from hideouts between 1 and 6 July 2024.
“In Sector 1 Cameroon, on 6 July 2024, a combined maritime operation by Cameroonian and Nigerian forces led to the surrender of 56 Boko Haram terrorists. This group included 13 adult men accompanied by 43 women and children. Additionally, on the same date, 12 family members of terrorists, including 5 women and 7 children, were rescued.
“While on 1 July 2024, troops of Sector 4, Niger Republic, received 24-year-old Tijjani Muhammad, who surrendered with one AK-47 rifle, 4 magazines, and numerous 7.62mm rounds. He reported that he had escaped from a Boko Haram camp in Libye Soroa, driven by the current Operation Lake Sanity 2.“The increasing number of surrenders significantly weakens the operational capability of Boko Haram and undermine the morale of their remaining fighters.
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