56 terrorists and their families have laid down their arms abandoning the groups and their illicit course.
This is as a result of sustained air and artillery bombardments on the enclaves of terrorists in Sambisa forest and its environment.
The terrorists groups have in recent times suffered enormous set back and recorded several casualties as a result of ferocious offensives by gallant troops of Operation Hadin Kai.
According to a statement by the Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyeam Nwachukwu, eighteen male fighters of the terrorists groups came out to surrender to own troops with their arms and ammunition, along with their families including 18 adult females and 19 children from Chingori and other surrounding villages around the Sambisa forest of Borno State, North East Nigeria on Wednesday 4 August 2021.
The arms recovered from the surrendered terrorists include, 5 AK 47 rifles, 1 foreign AK 47 rifle with telescopic sight, 1 Fabrique Nationale rifle, 8 AK 47 rifle magazines, 1 FN rifle magazine, 1 Bandolier, 3 rounds of 7.62mm (special) ammunition and the sum of Seven Thousand, Seven Hundred naira (#7,700.00) only.
A Boko Haram fighter from Abuja Asamau Village in Sambisa Forest also surrendered to own troops of with his AK 47 rifle, 2 magazines, 1 Magazine holder, 1 round of 7.62mm special and the sum of Five Thousand Naira (N5,000:).
In less than 2 weeks, over 100 BHTs/ISWAP terrorists and their families have succumbed to ferocious offensive operations of Nigerian troops by laying down their arms and giving up the fight as their enclaves are being bombarded by the combined efforts of the Air component and ground troops of Operation Hadin Kai.
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt Gen Faruk Yahaya has lauded the troops for their effort and charged them to remain dedicated and committed in the fight, until the terrorists are completely decimated.
