(Defence Ministry News) – “Scores of wounded terrorists who escaped from various camps under the fire of security forces have been captured in the fringes of Lake Chad. The captured terrorists some of whom are fatally wounded are already making useful statements to interrogators of the Multi-National Joint Task Force. Others were captured by troops in locations around Dikwa, Cross Kauwa, Kukawa and Alargarmo.”
The Director of Defence Information, Chris Olukolade (Maj. Gen) revealed this recently in Abuja, noting that the terrorists have in their confessions revealed that some of the camps have been disbanded following the directive of their clerics, who declared that the operation of the sect has come to an end as the mission could no longer be sustained.
According to him, the terrorists are giving useful information as to the locations of their remnant forces and are full of apologies and pleas for their lives to be spared with the promise to cooperate.
“They have confirmed that starvation is a major problem in addition to ceaseless bombardments on the camp locations even when they kept relocating. They have also confirmed that several members of the group have been wounded and no treatment is forthcoming. Troops have continued their assault on other locations across the states covered by the state of emergency,” he announced.
Chris Olukolade further commented that members of the public have commenced visiting for sight seeing in some dislodged camps and fringes of the forests in Sambisa and other locations and warned that people should desist from doing so as the tendency will no more be condoned where operations are still ongoing.
He also mentioned that the entire locations are still wary; adding that movement is still restricted as the environment has to be cleaned up for the safety of citizens. ‘The public, he implied will be informed when the locations are safe enough.’
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