13,243 Insurgents Have Surrendered So Far

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has disclosed 13,243 terorrists and their families have so far surrendered to the army.

Acting director, defence media operations,  Bernard Onyeuko, made this known on Thursday while giving an update on military operations across the country.

He said the series of land and air operations conducted in different locations across the north-east theatre had yielded positive results.

Onyeuko said: “Some of these feats were recorded at Gwoza – Yamtake – Bita road, Gwoza – Farm Centre – Yamtake road, Mandara Mountain area as well as Pulka and Hambagda towns, all in Borno,”

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“Cumulatively, within the period, a total of 29 terrorists were neutralised and 13 terrorists including their informants/collaborators and logistics suppliers were arrested in the course of the operations.

“Additionally, a total of 38 assorted weapons and 968 rounds of assorted ammunition, as well as 48 rustled livestock among several other items were recovered.

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“So far, a total of 13,243 terrorists and their families comprising 3,243 males, 3,868 females and 6,234 children, have surrendered to troops at different locations in the north-east.”