The Borno governor congratulated the MNJTF commander on his appointment and reaffirmed the state government’s continued support for the task force in the discharge of its mandate.
The bloc’s president noted that violent extremism and terrorism had inflicted pain and suffering on the people and ECOWAS member states.
Mr Osaba said the troops positioned themselves tactically along the terrorists’ path of movement and engaged them.
MNJTF fighting insurgency in the Lake Chad region says 263 Boko Haram terrorists and their families have surrendered to troops.
Boko Haram terrorists have surrendered to troops of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) in the ongoing ‘Operation Lake Sanity II’.
The force commander, Ibrahim Ali, said this at a news conference in Maiduguri on Tuesday.
MNJTF says a Boko Haram commander, Adamu Muhammad, and five other fighters have surrendered to the military authorities in Borno.
The commander said there has never been any report of disregard to international human rights or international humanitarian laws by the task force.
In a statement released in Maiduguri, the MNJTF stated that “About four IED making factories were destroyed in the course of the operations so far.”
Governor Buni has directed government hospitals in Geidam and Damaturu to offer free treatment to residents wounded after the NAF airstrike killed many.
