350 Persons rescued in Sambisa, and over 120,000 Boko Haram fighters, family members surrenders to troops – COAS Lagbaja

The Chief of Army Staff, Lagbaja has revealed No fewer than 350 persons have been rescued from the Sambisa forest while 120,000 Boko Haram fighters and their families in the North-East have surrendered to the Nigerian Army.

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt Gen Taoreed Lagbaja, on Thursday, 20th of June, 2024 in Kano state. He said this while delivering a keynote address during the second quarter edition of the Nigerian Army Civil-Military Cooperation Media Chat 2024.

COAS, who was represented by the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 1 Division, Nigerian Army, Major General Mayirensa Lander David Saraso, said he was pleased to state that the Nigerian Army in collaboration with sister-services and other security agencies have continued to record remarkable successes in the North West, North Central, South East, South West and South South regions of the country.

He explained that troops in the North East have neutralized hundreds of terrorists including scores of their top commanders thereby liberating several of their enclaves in the Sambisa forest, Tumbuktu triangle and the Mandara mountains.

Lagbaja revealed they must establish regular channels of communication, enabling transparent and accurate reporting of military operations and activities, timely dissemination of information for engendering public confidence and countering misinformation.

He said;

“The culminating effects of these operations include the rescue of abducted Nigerians, such as the 350 persons rescued from Sambisa forest last month, the surrender of over 120,000 Boko Haram fighters and their family members in the North East, the desire of over 20,000 Nigerian refugees in Cameroon to return to their ancestral homes in Borno and Adamawa states, and the thwarting/rescue of thousands of kidnapping incidents/victims across the country.” [CONTINUE READING HERE]>>>>>