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Boko Haram terrorists surrender To MNJTF in Borno

Boko Haram terrorists surrender To MNJTF in Borno

The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) has said that three Boko Haram terrorists in Borno have surrendered to the troops.

NAN reports that Abubakar Abdullahi, spokesperson of the MNJTF, announced the development in a statement in Maiduguri.

The terrorists are identified as Rawagana Mustapha, Mustapha Ali and Ibrahim Malam.

Abdullahi said the Boko Haram terrorist caved in as a result of intensified operations targeting terrorist groups within sector of the MNJTF.

The MNJTF is a combined multinational formation comprising military units from Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria.

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The headquarters of MNJTF is located in N’Djamena, the capital of Chad, and has the mandate of bringing an end to the Boko Haram insurgency.

”In Cameroon’s Sector I, two terrorist fighters surrendered to the troops at Wulgo,” the statement reads.

”They have been identified as Rawagana Mustapha, 18, and Mustapha Ali, 20.

”Similarly, Sector III in Nigeria reported the surrender of one terrorist fighter, Ibrahim Malam, 28, to the 403 Amphibious Brigade in Baga.

”Preliminary investigations revealed that Malam had been a Boko Haram fighter living in Kwaleram, south of Lake Chad, for six years.

“As Operation Lake Sanity II progresses, MNJTF urges other terrorists to surrender and lay down their arms for lasting peace and prosperity in the region”.

Boko Haram terrorists surrender To MNJTF in Borno

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