Following ongoing bombardment of their different locations, 68 Boko Haram insurgents have surrendered to Nigerian troops in Borno in the last three weeks.
Col. Onyema Nwachukwu, the Deputy Director Public Relations, Theatre Command, Operation Lafiya Dole, made this known in a statement released in Maiduguri on Thursday.
The military disclosed that the insurgents surrendered as a result of the intensified campaign through coordinated air and land offensive against the insurgents.
“Air and artillery bombardments were backed by long range patrols and ambushes targeted at preventing fleeing Boko Haram insurgents from escaping and also denying them access to logistics supply,” he said.
According to him, “In their testimonies, the insurgents revealed that most of their enclaves are untenable which made life unbearable for them.
“The relentless offensive forced many of them to surrender to the troops.
“Those who surrendered are currently undergoing rehabilitation and deradicalisation process under the Federal Government’s Safe Corridor operation.
“Undoubtedly, the ongoing operations by troops of Operation Lafiya Dole are yielding results by putting enormous pressure on the insurgents.
“Evidently, this led to the recent plea by one of the factional group leaders calling for international support”.
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