The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), combating insurgency in the Lake Chad region, reported that 263 Boko Haram terrorists and their families have surrendered to troops. This announcement was made by Lt.-Col. Abubakar Abdullahi, the Chief Military Public Information Officer of MNJTF in N’djamena, Chad. The surrenders occurred between July 11 and July 17, 2024, as part of the ongoing Operation Lake Sanity II.
**Wave of Surrenders:**
– **July 1:** The wave began with five terrorists surrendering to MNJTF troops in Wulgo, on the Nigeria-Cameroon border. Preliminary information indicated these individuals hailed from Tumbuma and Kutumgulla in Marte Local Government Area (LGA), Nigeria. On the same day, Malum Kori Bukar, a 50-year-old, escaped from the Jibilaram hideout and surrendered to the troops.
– **July 11:** 19 terrorists surrendered in the village of Madaya, in extreme North Cameroon, and another 11 surrendered in Wulgo from the Tumbuma hideout in two waves.
– **July 12:** 64 individuals surrendered in Bonderi, Cameroon, including 6 adult males, 20 women, and 38 children.
– **July 13:** 27 terrorists surrendered.
Preliminary investigations revealed that all the surrendered individuals belonged to Nigerian communities. They were handed over to the troops of Operation HADIN KAI for further action.
