By Augustine Ehikioya
With intensity of Operation LAKE SANITY 2, the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) has successfully facilitated the surrender of more terrorists while rescuing others from hideouts between 1st and 6th of July, 2024.
According to a statement by the Chief Military Public Information Officer, HQ MNJTF Ndjamena Chad, Lieutenant Colonel, Abubakar Abdullahi, and made available to Security Watch Africa (SWA), a combined maritime operation by Cameroonian and Nigerian forces led to the surrender of 56 Boko Haram terrorists in Sector 1 Cameroon, on 6 July, 2024.
“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. Both the surrendered individuals and the rescued family members were handed over to the troops of Sector 1, Operation HADIN KAI, in Gamboru and Banki for further action.” it added.
On 1st July, 2024, the statement said 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 the statement said significantly weakens the operational capability of Boko Haram and undermine the morale of their remaining fighters.
Other terrorists, it said, are strongly urged to take advantage of the opportunity to lay down their arms and surrender to the authorities for lasting peace in the Lake Chad basin region.
