As Operation Lake Sanity 2 progresses, the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) has reported the substantial surrender of 263 Boko Haram terrorists and their families in Sector 1, Cameroon, from July 10 to 17, 2024.
A statement signed by the Chief Military Public Information Officer, HQ MNJTF N’Djamena Chad, Lieutenant Colonel Abubakar Abdullahi, on Friday, July 19, 2024, highlighted that the wave of surrenders began on July 11, 2024, when five terrorists surrendered 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, Nigeria.
The statement noted, “On the same day, Malum Kori Bukar, a 50-year-old, escaped from the Jibilaram hideout and surrendered to the troops. Additionally, on July 11, 19 terrorists surrendered in the village of Madaya, extreme North Cameroon, and another 11 surrendered in Wulgo from the Tumbuma hideout in two waves.”
The trend continued over the following days:
- On July 12, 64 individuals surrendered in Bonderi, Cameroon, including six adult males, 20 women, and 38 children.
- On July 13, 27 terrorists surrendered.
- On July 15, 102 individuals surrendered in Bonderi, including 20 adult men, 40 women, and 42 children. Additionally, five individuals surrendered in Wulgo, with two coming from the Tumbuma hideout, southern Lake Chad.
- On July 16, two more terrorists surrendered.
- On July 17, a total of 48 terrorists and their families surrendered, comprising 10 adult males, 15 females, and 23 children.
Preliminary investigations revealed that all the surrendered individuals are Nigerians.
