***As 967 Boko Haram terrorists surrender in North East
By Tobias Lengnan Dapam
The Nigerian Military said
its troops neutralized 24 Boko Haram/Islamic State of West Africa Province terrorists
and apprehended 39 collaborators and logistics suppliers.
It said troops also rescued 35 kidnapped civilians.
Speaking on Thursday while giving update on the military operations in the country, Brigadier General Abdullahi Haruna Ibrahim who represented the Director, Defence Media Operations added that 967 Boko Haram terrorists have surrendered in the North East.
He said the surrender was necessitated by troops offensive operations against terrorists in the theatre of operations.
He added that those who surrendered comprised of 82 adult males, 354 adult females and 531 children.
“Consequently, within the weeks in focus troops recovered 19 AK47 rifles, 1 HK 21 rifle, 4 dane guns, 1 locally made pistol, 1 Unexploded Explosive Ordinance, 15 AK47 magazines, 582 rounds of 7.62mm special ammo, 41 rounds of 7.62mm NATO, 25 cartridges and 1 tear gas.
“Other items recovered include 2 Boko Haram Terrorists/Islamic State of West Africa Province terrorists uniforms, 4 mini solar panels, 2 wooden boats, 2 cutlasses, 3 daggers, 26 mobile phones, 5 blankets, cooking utensils, 15 livestock, 4 motorcycles, 3 bags of grains, 2 bags of sugar, 5 cartons of dry fish, 1 bag of flour, 1 bag of detergent, 3 vehicle, 4 motorcycles, 6 bicycles, 617 jerrycans of Premium Motor Spirit, 30 litres of groundnut oil, 2 bags of fertilizer, 56 sheets of zinc, mosquito nets, mosquito coils, box of matches and other valuable items as well as the sum of Three Hundred and Fifty Four Thousand Eight Hundred and Seventy Five Naira (N354,875.00) only.
“All recovered items, arrested Boko Haram Terrorists logistics suppliers and rescued civilians have been handed over to the relevant authority for further action while captured terrorists and surrendered Boko Haram Terrorists/Islamic State of West Africa Province terrorists and members of their families were profiled and documented for further action.”
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