MAIDUGURI — Military High Command in Nigeria said it has handed over 565 Boko Haram terrorists to the Borno State government. Brig.-Gen. Bernard Onyeuko, Acting Director, Defence Media Operations, while addressing journalists at Defence Headquarters in Abuja said those released to the state government for further management after thorough profiling include three commanders, five cattle rustling specialists and their family members. But, General Onyeuko did not give details on the exact day and venue the...

As Nigerian Army intensified intelligence operations, many Boko Haram fighters and their families willingly denounced their evil campaigns and surrendered to the Nigerian Army. So far, 605 ISWAP/Boko Haram members have laid down their arms and surrendered to the troops. Of the figure, 229 members who are mostly women and children have already been handed over to the Borno state government.  The intelligence operation exercise for the repentant terrorists and their families is in conformity...

Two days after some Boko Haram and ISWAP fighters and their families were reported by the Nigerian Army to have surrendered to the troops, another 56 members of the terrorist groups made a similar move. The terrorists laid down their weapons and surrendered after suffering casualties as a result of bombardments of their camp by the troops. Unlike the first group consisting of 19 males, 19 females and 49 children who were forced to surrender...