Chuks Oyema-Aziken
Following a weeklong sustain military operations by troops of Operation Hadin Kai in Sambisa Forest, 135 more Boko Haram terrorists and their family members have surrendered in the Bama Local Government area of Borno state.
Sources said troops of 21-Armored Brigade, Bama, Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) and 199 Special Forces Battalion in collaboration with Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) stormed 12
hideouts of the terrorists and killed 35 Boko Haram terrorists.
The terrorists and their family members, 3 males, 6 females and 13 children, from Nguru Soye, and Kelani village surrendered to troops of 202 Battalion in Bama.
In the same vein, one male, 5 females and 6 children, from Kauri, Siraja and Lene Hassana villages surrendered to troops of 151 Battalion in Banki Junction.
Zagazola Makama, a Counter-Insurgency Expert and Security Analyst in the Lake Chad region, learnt that additional 113 insurgents from Balangaje, Bula -Waziri ,Bula – Kurma and Sabil – Huda villages surrendered to the troops of 192 Battalion in Yamteke.
The subjects were handed over to the authorities for profiling.
Maj. Gen. AE Abubakar, The General Officer Commanding(GOC) 7 Division and Commander Sect 1 Joint Task Force North East Operation Hadin Kai, while addressing the troops of 21 Armored Brigade Bama, charged them to defeat remnant terrorists and ensure return of total peace to the North East.
