The Theatre Commander, North East “Operation Hadin Kai”, Maj.-Gen. Christopher Musa, said over 79,000 insurgents comprising combatants and non-combatants have so far surrendered.
Musa made this known in Maiduguri while briefing newsmen on recent successes of the command.
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The commander said that the sustained onslaught on the insurgents under the kinetic and non-kinetic approaches had led to the mass surrender.
According to him, this increased the need to have additional camps in Maiduguri to host the repentants that were being sorted out to identify the combatants and non-combatants.
He lauded the support from the public and urged them to sustain the tempo for a speedy end to the conflict.
“We are really happy with the way the members of the public were cooperating with us; they see the sincerity in what we are doing.
“We are committed to the human rights charter and the rules of engagement in our operations,” Musa said. (NAN)
