•‘More
terrorists surrender’
Following persistent
pounding, many Boko Haram suspects have been surrendering to troops in the
frontline, the military declared yesterday. The Air Force has been consistently
bombing the terrorists’ positions while the ground troops are moving in.
Acting
Army Director of Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, in a statement yesterday,
said more terrorists had also indicated willingness to lay down their arms.
He
said the ground troops had also adopted routes blocking strategy in a bid to
‘constrict and snuff out” the Boko Haram terrorists from their hideouts.
The Nation report continues:
“Many
of the terrorists that willingly surrendered painted images of mass panic and
hysteria among their erstwhile colleagues.
“They
said their colleagues are feeling the noose tightening on their necks with the
relentless efforts of troops and renewed vigour in the operations inspired by
the personal leadership of the Chief of Army Staff.
“Terrorists
also seem to have an inkling of what happens to surrendered suspects as regards
screening and de-radicalisation of innocent ones among them,’’ it said.
The
statement said the Nigerian Army, in conjunction with the Nigerian Air Force
and other security agencies, would continue to employ effective strategies to
bring the insurgency to a speedy end.
It said the military would
continue to receive surrendering suspects and assured innocent ones among them
that “to surrender is the only option open to them”.
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