57,004 Boko Haram Terrorists Surrender As Nigerian Troops Kill 47, Rescue Chibok Girl
In the previous two weeks, Operation Hadin Kai troops have killed 47 terrorists and liberated Mary Dauda, one of the schoolgirls kidnapped in Chibok, Borno, in 2014.
The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj-Gen Bernard Onyeuko, stated this at the Defence Headquarters bi-weekly briefing on Thursday in Abuja.
Onyeuko also revealed that a total of 57,004 Boko Haram militants and their families have surrendered, including 12,547 men, 17,027 women, and 27,430 children.
He went on to say that all of the people who had surrendered and the goods that had been recovered had been handed over to the proper authorities for further action.
According to him, the army came into the militants on June 12 while clearing their enclave in Gazuwa, Borno’s Bama Local Government Area.
According to him, the camp, known as Markas or Headquarters, was home to a huge number of terrorists and their families.
After a tough confrontation, he claims, roughly 47 terrorists were neutralized, including their top commanders.
Onyeuko said the troops of the 26 Task Force Brigade on a clearance operation at Ngoshe intercepted Miss Mary Dauda, 27, and her kid in the Chibok girl’s rescue.
He said the victim, who was on serial 46 on the Chibok girls’ list of 2014, was suspected to have escaped from Gara in the Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno.
He added that the rescued mother and child were currently in the custody of the military for medical checkups and rehabilitation.
“On June 6, troops rescued five abducted victims who were kidnapped by the terrorist who had earlier in the day, set ablaze two petrol tankers and two other vehicles.
“This was achieved in conjunction with Air Component of who engaged the terrorists with helicopter gunship some of the criminals were neutralised and the three gun trucks abandoned by the terrorists were recovered,” he said.
