The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) said it has witnessed a substantial surrender of 263 Boko Haram terrorists and their families in the Sector 1, Cameroon, from 10 to 17 July 2024.

Chief Military Public Information Officer, HQ MNJTF N’djamena Chad, Lieutenant Colonel, ABUBAKAR ABDULLAHI, said the wave of surrenders started on 11 July 2024, when five terrorists surrendered to MNJTF troops in Wulgo, Nigeria-Cameroon border.

According to him, Preliminary information indicated these individuals hailed from Tumbuma and Kutumgulla in Marte Local Government Area in Nigeria.

He added that preliminary investigation also revealed that all the surrendered individuals are Nigerians, noting that they have been handed over to the troops of Operation HADIN KAI for further action.