The fight against terrorism in Nigeria’s Northeast is paying off.
Boko Haram terrorists are giving up their fratricidal struggle against the Nigerian state, according to close security sources who said the decision of the armed forces to step up the battles against the insurgents is producing good results.
The Chief of Defense staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor has not relented in his warning to the terrorists to surrender to security forces or be routed in their hideout.
Not a few of the terrorists have surrendered in the last few months. More are still leaving their hideout in the forest to security forces.
According to security a analyst Zgazola Makama, no fewer than 50 terrorists have surrendered to troops in Borno state in the last few days.
Those that abandoned their arms, he said, include two commanders of the deadly Islamic sect, Ba’a Usman (Munzir) and Alhaji Ari (Nakib), have surrendered to troops of the Operation Hadin Kai in Damboa on November 20.
In September this year, the federal government announced that close to 2000 Boko Haram and ISWAP fighters alongside their families surrendered to security forces.
The government had earlier claimed in March that 7000 terrorists gave up their weapons in exchange to live a normal life.
