A statement by the Chief Military Public Information Officer, Lt-Col. Abdullahi Abubakar said the terrorists laid down arms between 17 -27 April 2024 following offensives of Operation Lake Sanity 2, in the Lake Chad Regions panning Cameroon and Nigeria.
Abubakar said a 19-year-old Boko Haram terrorist, Alhaji Ali surrendered to troops of 403 Amphibious Brigade (Baga) of Sector 3 in Monguno, Nigeria on 17 April 2024.
Military investigation revealed that that the surrended Boko Haram fighter had 3-year affiliation with the Buduma faction of the dreaded sect.
Lt-Col. Abubakar said Ali hails from Masarram on Lake Chad Island and residing at Duguri and had operated with the group before growing discontentment within the group.