No fewer than 50,801 Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists and their families have so far surrendered to the troops of Operation Hadin Kai in the North-East between September 2021 to date.
Major-General Christopher Musa, Theatre Commander, Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), said this at a news conference, on Friday in Maiduguri.
General Musa said the surrendered Boko Haram terrorists comprised 11,349 fighters, 15,289 women and 24,163 children.
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He attributed the successes to the military’s intensified offensive and onslaught against the insurgents in the region.
He listed other factors to include the infighting between the two factions of the insurgents which resulted in high casualties on both sides.
The Commander said the Boko Haram terrorists surrendered to troops in the axis of Bama, Gwoza, Banki and other parts of Lake Chad.
Musa said the surrendered Boko Haram terrorists and their families would be carefully profiled by the Nigerian Army and other stakeholders before undergoing rehabilitation processes.
He reiterated the commitment of the military and other security agencies to continue to be decisive and implement effective strategies to bring the Boko Haram terrorism to a speedy end.
The OPHK was launched on April 30, 2021.
The army renamed operation Lafiya Dole, the codename for its operation against Boko Haram, to operation Hadin Kai.
This is the third name the operation has attracted since its inception.
Tukur Buratai, the immediate past army chief, had in 2015 changed the name from operation Zaman Lafiya to operation Lafiya Dole — Buratai had said the decision signalled his determination to attain peace by force in the north-east.
NAN
