135 Boko Haram insurgents surrendered

Gen. Olukolade gave yesterday in Abuja an update on the anti-terrorism battle. He said 135 Boko Haram insurgents surrendered in Yobe and Adamawa states.

He said while 88 gave up in Mairiga/Buni – Yadi, 45 were captured in and around Mubi – Michika in Adamawa State.

All the captives are undergoing interrogation in some designated military facilities.

The DHQ said that many terrorists were killed. They included Mohammed Bashir, who has been “acting or posing on videos as the deceased Abubakar Shekau, the eccentric character known as leader of the group.”

“On restoring normalcy after the encounter, inhabitants of the community who were victims of terrorists’ activities corroborated information on the identity of Bashir Mohammed, alias Abubakar Shekau, alias Abacha Abdullahi Geidam, alias Damasack etc. Indeed, the recent devastation on the leadership of the insurgents is attributable to the renewed commitment to the mission of eradicating terrorism in our country.

“Meanwhile, a total of 135 terrorists yesterday evening surrendered along with equipment to troops around Biu Local Government Area.