On Thursday, Defense Headquarters reported that 3,858 terrorists, including six commanders in chief and their families, turned themselves in to the military in the theater of operations.
At the same time, 42 Boko Haram terrorists had been neutralized by Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) troops in the northeast in the past two weeks.
In a statement released Thursday, Major General said. Bernard Onyeuko, director of Defense Media Operations, said the gains were due to the troops not giving up and taking the fight to the terrorist strongholds of Boko Haram and the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) with more coordinated operations.
According to Onyeuko, the six commanders listed below were among the terrorists who surrendered at Gwoza: Malam Mala Hassan (Wali), Ali Madagali (Munzur), Musa Bashir (Chief Anur), Buba Dahiru (Munzur), Jafar Hamma (Kaid) and Abbali Polisawa.
According to him, on July 11, the air component of the OPHK conducted an air interdiction operation in Tumbum Jaki and Tumbum Murhu near Lake Chad in Borno state, killing over 21 terrorists.
He said from July 1 to July 14, 2022, 3,858 Boko Haram terrorists, including 505 men, 1,042 women and 2,311 children, have surrendered so far.
He said several terrorist logistics suppliers/collaborators were arrested with various items at different locations inside the theatre, while an unspecified number of terrorists were arrested at various encounters at Gamage Village, Dikwa Municipality, Dikwa-Gamborou-Ngala Road, Pulka-Gwale Road who had been arrested in Borno were killed with two women; Hauwa Gambo and Khadija Dirsa.
Onyeuko added that in the same way 42 terrorists were killed in different places, 10 arrested, 17 AK-47 rifles, one QTC rifle, 1 RPG bomb, one RPG tube, five hand grenades, 120 rounds 5.5 mm and 54 rounds were recovered from 7.62mm special ammunition.
He also listed other items, including 151 rounds of 7.62mm NATO; 60 rounds of 12.7 108mm, two ammo links, five Dane guns, eight rounds of fabricated 7.62mm ammo, one smoke grenade, two locally made explosives, 23 empty AK-47 magazines and five FN magazines.
Onyeuko said the terrorists who surrendered and their families were being profiled and documented, while items seized and suspected terrorists arrested were handed over to the relevant authorities for further action.
