The Chief of Defense Staff, CDS, General Christopher Musa, says a total of 129,417 Boko Haram terrorists and their family members surrendered to security forces between July 10 and December 9, 2024.
The CDS made this revelation at the ongoing 18th Africa Security Watch Conference in Doha, Qatar, with the theme, 'Developing Modules for People-Centric Governance Towards Enhancement of Peace and Security'. The event, monitored by Daily Trust, was organised by Mr Patrick Agbambu of Security Watch Africa Initiative. Musa disclosed that the figure comprised 30,426 fighters, as well as 36,774 women and 62,265 children.
' He said that the Armed Forces’ contributions to socio-economic development, such as boosting daily oil production, reducing attacks on vulnerable communities, and enhancing stability through innovative operational strategies, stemmed from a recalibration of tactics, techniques and procedures, ensuring that both kinetic operations and people-centred initiatives worked in tandem.
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