Six Terrorists Surrender To MNJTF'S Lake Chad Basin Operation Lake Sanity 2

The troops of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) under Operation Lake Sanity 2 have recieved 6 additional terrorists who have laid down their arms and surrendered to the troops. 

The operation aimed at clearing Boko Haram hideouts in the Lake Chad Region covering Cameroon and Nigeria was carried out from 17 to 27 April 2024. 

A statement by the Chief Military Public Information Officer MNJTF N'Djamena Chad, Lieutenant Colonel Abubakar Abdullahi said a 19-year-old Boko Haram terrorist named Alhaji Ali surrendered to troops of 403 Amphibious Brigade (Baga) of Sector 3 in Monguno, Nigeria. 

The statement said the initial investigations reveal he had a 3-year affiliation with Boko Haram's Buduma faction. Ali, hailing from Masarram on Lake Chad Island and residing at Duguri, said after surrendering that there has been a growing discontentment within the group.

25th April 2024, witnessed 2 more terrorists surrending; Haoudou Sedik, 37, and Kadja Ousman, 21, who turned themselves in at Blangua, Cameroon, to troops of Sector 1 in the Darak area of southern Lake Chad. 

Investigations reveal they originate from Chad, residing in the localities of Kami-Wari and Kourea, respectively.

On 26 April, one Mohammed Abdulraman, 38, his wife Sadiya, and their two children (aged 13 and an infant), bearing one 36 Hand Grenade, surrendered to Sector 3's 403 Amphibious Brigade at the Kwatam Turare axis, Baga, Nigeria. 

Abdulraman, identified as a foot soldier since 2017 in Sharama, cited internal crisis and the influence of MNJTF's Operation Nashrul Salam as reasons for their defection.

Likewise, on 27 April 2024, Yusuf Umaru, a 25-year-old, surrendered to the troops of 19 Brigade, Sector 3, in Kekeno, within the Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State, Nigeria. 

During the initial investigation, Umaru revealed that he had been abducted by Boko Haram militants along the Monguno-Maiduguri road in 2020. 

He stated that during his captivity, he was forced to work as a storeroom keeper in one of the terrorist group's camps located on the islands of Lake Chad.

The MNJTF calls upon other Boko Haram terrorists hiding in the Lake Chad islands and adjoining communities to cease hostilities and embrace peace.

The Force reiterate its commitment to restoring lasting peace and stability to the Lake Chad Basin, encouraging terrorists to follow the path of those who have already surrendered.