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| Brig. Gen. Rabe Abubakar |
The Defence authorities have
said that not less than 800 members of the dreaded Boko Haram sect had
surrendered to the military in the last three weeks.
The Acting Director, Defence
Information, Brig. Gen. Rabe Abubakar, confirmed on Wednesday that 800 of the
insurgents surrendered to the troops of the Nigerian Army in the last three
weeks.
He said, “I can confirm that
about 800 of the Boko Haram members have surrendered to the military.”
Abubakar spoke barely 24 hours
after the Defence Headquarters announced the establishment of a rehabilitation
camp for repentant Boko Haram members. Abubakar had said in a statement on
Tuesday that the rehabilitation camp was being established under Operation Safe
Corridor which was created as a platform to rehabilitate and integrate
repentant members of the sect to the society.