Good news: Over 700 Boko Haram insurgents surrender to military
– More than 700 members of the Boko Haram sect surrendered to the military as a result of numerous operations in Sambisa forest
– A camp will be opened where the repentant insurgents will be kept “before the government decides on what to do with them”
– Rabe Abubakar, the director of defence information, called for cooperation between the media and the army in mobilising and informing Nigerians
Colonel Rabe Abubakar
Rabe Abubakar, the director of defence information, has revealed that more than 700 members of the Boko Haram sect surrendered to the military.
Premium Times reports that Abubakar said this when he visited Bayo Onanuga, the managing director of the News Agency of Nigeria, Thursday, June 16, in Abuja.
He disclosed that a special camp will be opened where the repentant insurgents will be kept.
“We have many of the Boko Haram members, who surrendered as a result of our operations in Sambisa.
“We have over 700 now and very soon we will open the camp in the North-East where we will be keeping them before the government decides on what to do with them,” he said.
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According to the spokesman, the media plays a very important role in mitigating the crisis befalling the country.
Therefore, he called for cooperation between the media and the army in mobilising and informing Nigerians about the crisis.
“We have come to understand that the military cannot do it all alone.
“It must enter into collaborative efforts and synergy in certain operations with the media, which we believe will go a long way to not just project our activities or operations, but at the same time play a role which nobody can do apart from you.
“Mobilising the citizens, informing them about what is happening and equally sensitizing them,” he said.
Onanuga, in his turn, assured Abubakar of the agency’s support in all activities of the military aimed at maintaining Nigeria’s unity and securing its territory.
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“Because we are owned by government, we have a responsibility to ensure that whatever we push out is the authentic information.
“We are also careful that we don’t push out something that can create crisis.
“Our bulletin is the first point of reference by anybody, who wants authentic information about Nigeria. And that is why we are very important,” he said.
This week Nigerian army engaged in fierce battle with Boko Haram terrorists in different villages in northern part of the country.
Troops of different divisions eliminated and wounded several terrorists, recovered their belongings and freed hostages in clearance operations.
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