The Borno state government says it would encourage Boko
Haram members to surrender so they can be rehabilitated and reintegrated into
society.
In the last few days, about a hundred members of the
terrorist group had surrendered to the military.
Babakura Abba-Jato, the Borno commissioner of information,
at the end of a security meeting held on Saturday in Maiduguri, expressed
satisfaction with the growing number of insurgents surrendering to the
military.
The commissioner said the government is happy with the
development and the sustained military onslaught at the shores of Lake Chad and
Sambisa Forest.
“The meeting was chaired by the Governor who is happy with
the clearing exercise going on at the shores of the Lake Chad as well as what
is going on around the Sambisa general area with some of the insurgents
surrendering,” he said.
“They insurgents are surrendering along with their arms and
ammunitions.
“We will encourage them to surrender and discard their
nefarious activities so that they can be accommodated, rehabilitated and
integrated into the society.”
He explained that the return of relative peace to many parts
of the state has led to the restoration of civil authority.
He said it has also contributed to the ongoing resettlement
of displaced persons and expansion of farming activities in recovered areas.
The commissioner said the meeting agreed on the need to
clear thick bushes along the 85 kilometre Maiduguri-Damboa road that has been
closed for several years.
He commended the military and other security agencies,
including civilian joint task force (CNJTF), hunters, and vigilante groups, for
their sustained effort in the fight against insurgency in the state.
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