The Nigerian Army says 1,050 Boko Haram fighters have surrendered to troops in Lake Chad and Monguno general area of operations.
It called on residents of neighbouring communities to watch out for fleeing insurgents, following the bombardment of their enclaves in Lake Chad.
Spokesman of the Operation Lafiya Dole in the Northeast, Col. Onyema Nwachukwu, made the disclosure in a statement.
He said 250 fighters of the Al Barnawi-led faction of Boko Haram surrendered to the army on the back of artillery and aerial bombardments by the troops.
Nwachukwu added that 700 insurgents also surrendered to troops at Monguno in an ongoing clearance operation.
“The insurgents are attempting to melt into communities in and around Kano, Geidam and Gashua axis unnoticed. One of such fleeing commanders is Bana Bafui,” the statement read.
“Members of the general public, particularly in Kano, Geidam, Gashua, Hadejia and northern part of Jigawa State, are therefore enjoined to be vigilant, watch out for strange faces in their communities and report same to security agencies.”
