• Army hands over 84 rescued people to Borno SEMAThe Theatre Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole, Maj-Gen Rogers Nicholas, has called on Boko Haram insurgents to “surrender and submit” to military troops operating in Sambisa Forest of Borno State to end the war. “We are trying to rescue them and that is why we are in this military operation. The narratives of Boko Haram that we are going to kill the surrendered insurgents are not true. According to Nicholas, another breakthrough recorded during operation Deep Punch II, were the recoveries of a military tank and other weapons from the Boko Haram terrorists in Borno State. He further disclosed that 26 Boko Haram members, also surrendered last week to the military authorities in Damboa Local council in the state.

Source: The Guardian February 05, 2018 03:22 UTC