The Nigerian Army Headquarters on Wednesday night said no fewer than 314 fighters of the Boko Haram and the Islamic State’s West Africa Province, ISWAP, have surrendered to Nigerian troops in Bama Local Government Area of Borno State.
The troops also rescued about 12 farmers who were abducted by the terrorists.
The Army said in a post on its social media pages that the development followed the ongoing offensive against the terrorists in the North Eastern part of the country.
The post read in part, “The ongoing offensive onslaught against terrorism in the North East recorded another success today, 29 June, 2022, as 314 Boko Haram/ISWAP fighters surrendered to troops in Bama LGA of Borno State.
“Additionally, 12 farmers were also rescued by the troops. Profiling of the surrendered terrorists is ongoing”.
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