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General Christopher Musa, Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, has revealed that approximately 200,000 former terrorists have laid down their arms and surrendered to military troops in the North-East region. This achievement, he said, is due to the combined efforts of kinetic and non-kinetic operations implemented by the Nigerian Armed Forces.   Speaking at the Security and Justice Symposium in Abuja, …

The Borno State Government has confirmed that only six repentant Boko Haram insurgents escaped and not 13 as being insinuated.   The repentant insurgents had surrendered under the state government’s deradicalisation, rehabilitation and reconciliation programme.    The Commissioner for Information and Internal Security,  Prof. Usman Tar, confirmed the development in a statement on Thursday, October 11, in Maiduguri.   “Only …

Thirteen former fighters of Boko Haram, have reportedly escaped with rifles and motorcycles given to them by the Borno State government.   Premiumtimes reports that the 13 are among thousands of former Boko Haram fighters and their families who had surrendered to the government and were enlisted to join the military in fighting the ins-urge.    The escapees attached to …