Joint Task Force intensifies heat as mass surrender hits Boko Haram

The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) has intensified its operations as mass surrenders have hit various Boko Haram camps.

According to the Military Public Information Officer at N’Djamena, Chad, Lieutenant Colonel Abubakar Abdullahi, mass surrenders are rattling Boko Haram insurgents in the wake of escalated kinetic and non-kinetic operations by MNJTF, coupled with a dwindling logistic supply in Boko Haram hideouts.

Lieutenant Colonel Abdullahi noted that over a span of two days, from 14 to 15 August 2023, four key Boko Haram commanders, 13 main fighters, and a total of 45 family members, laid down their arms and surrendered to troops of Sector 3 MNJTF in Cross Kauwa and Baga of Kukawa Local Government in Nigeria.

Surrendered items include seven AK-47 Rifles, one FN Rifle (SLR), nearly 440 rounds of assorted calibre ammunition and other essential tools of insurgency.

On the inaugural day of the recent mass surrender, 14 August 2023, two commanders, nine main fighters and 21 family members yielded to the relentless operations of troops stroked by the 19 Brigade in Cross Kauwa and 403 Amphibious Brigade in Baga.

They voluntarily surrendered six AK-47 rifles, one FN Rifle (SLR), 20 magazines (with two fully loaded), 12 rounds of 5.6 millimeter ammunition, two hand grenades, three Bandoliers, and 180 rounds of 7.62 millimeter ammunition amongst numerous items.

The tide of peaceful surrenders reportedly continued onto the following day, 15 August 2023, when two other commanders, four fighters and 24 family members responded to the call for peace.

Surrendering at the 403 Amphibious Brigade location in Baga, they submitted two AK-47 rifles, seven magazines, 99 rounds of 7.62 millimeter ammunition, two transistor radios, a cash sum of 213,800 Naira, and a variety of personal items.

In response to this major breakthrough, the MNJTF has re-echoed an urgent call to all remaining Boko Haram insurgents, urging them to embrace peace and surrender as operations intensify.

MNJTF assured that it remains committed to fortifying the stability of the Lake Chad Basin region, emphasizing that violence is not a viable course and that surrender provides the safest route towards peace and rehabilitation.

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