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Soldiers captures Boko Haram members, they pleads for mercy

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10 years ago

March 12, 2014

The Defence Headquarters yesterday said scores of wounded
terrorists captured by soldiers in the ongoing military operations
against insurgency in the north east have been pleading with
soldiers to spare their lives.
The terrorists according to the Director, Defence Information
(DDI), Major-General Chris Olukolade, were captured
from their various camps in the fringes of Lake Chad by the
Multi-National Joint Task Force and other locations
around Dikwa, Cross Kauwa, Kukawa and Alargarmo.
He said, the captured terrorists, some of whom are fatally
wounded, were already making useful statements regarding the
locations of their remnant forces and that “they are full of
apologies and pleas for their lives to be spared promising to
cooperate”.
“In their confessions, it was revealed that some of the camps
have been disbanded following the directive of their clerics, who
declared that the operation of the sect had come to an end as the
mission could no longer be sustained. The terrorists who are
giving useful information as to the locations of their remnant
forces, are full of apologies and pleas for their lives to be spared
promising to cooperate.
“They confirmed that starvation was a major problem in
addition to ceaseless bombardments on the camp locations even
when they kept relocating. They also confirmed that several
members of the group have been wounded and no treatment was
not forth coming. Troops have continued their assault on other
locations across the states covered by the state of emergency”
Olukolade said in a statement.
Meanwhile, the DHQ has warned members of the public, who
have suddenly embarked on sight-seeing on some dislodged
camps and fringes of forest at Sambisa and other locations to
desist from doing so as the tendency would no more be condoned
while operations are still ongoing.
He said “The general area still remains a theatre and
movement remains restricted as the environment has to be
cleared for safety of citizens.
The public will be informed when the locations are safe
enough.”
So they don’t want to die ?