As Operation Lake Sanity 2 progresses, the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) has reported a significant surrender of 263 Boko Haram terrorists and their families in Sector 1, Cameroon, from July 10 to July 17, 2024.
A statement signed by Lieutenant Colonel Abubakar Abdullahi, Chief Military Public Information Officer at HQ MNJTF in N’djamena, Chad, detailed the wave of surrenders. The surrenders began on July 11, 2024, when five terrorists surrendered to MNJTF troops in Wulgo, on the Nigeria-Cameroon border. These individuals were identified as originating from Tumbuma and Kutumgulla in Marte Local Government Area, Nigeria.
The statement outlined the following:
- On July 11, Malum Kori Bukar, a 50-year-old, escaped from the Jibilaram hideout and surrendered.
- On the same day, 19 terrorists surrendered in Madaya, North Cameroon, and another 11 surrendered in Wulgo.
- On July 12, 64 individuals surrendered in Bonderi, Cameroon, including six adult males, 20 women, and 38 children.
- On July 13, 27 terrorists surrendered.
- On July 15, 102 individuals surrendered in Bonderi, including 20 adult men, 40 women, and 42 children. Additionally, five individuals surrendered in Wulgo.
- On July 16, two more terrorists surrendered.
- On July 17, 48 terrorists and their families surrendered, comprising 10 adult males, 15 females, and 23 children.
Preliminary investigations revealed that all the surrendered individuals are Nigerians. They have been handed over to the troops of Operation HADIN KAI for further action.