About 315 members of the Boko Haram sect have since surrendered to the Borno state, following the renewed military offensives against the radical sect in the North East.
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) made the disclosure Wednesday in a statement by Group Captain W. Gida.
That was as the DHQ said it has inaugurated a committee to facilitate the re-integration of repentant members of the violent sect, and others, whose memberships were said to be a product of conscription.
Those willing to surrender, will also be accommodated by the committee, which comes on the heels of a presidential directive.
According to the DHQ: “About 315 terrorists members have surrendered and are being detained and isolated camps to ensure that the terrorists submit to state control. The current unfavourable situation for the terrorists in the battlefield has resulted in large number of the insurgents willing to surrender their arms to embrace peace.
“So far, military operations in the contested area have yielded remarkable successes, following the immediate review of the security forces strategy, approach and concept of operation designed to neutralise the operational capabilities of the terrorists and rout them out before the year’s end.”
