The Nigerian Army on Wednesday released another list of Boko Haram terrorists as the fight against insurgency continues.
The latest list was launched by the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai alongside Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum at the Nigerian Army Super Camp, Chabbal in Konduga Local Government Area of the state.
Prominent on the list is the leader of the Boko Haram sect, Abubakar Shekau, who has been declared dead a few occasions in the past.
Other are Abu Musa Al Barnawi, Modu Sulum, Malkam Umar, Mallam Bello Husba, Abu Musab Barnawi, Abu Imma, Ibrahim Abu Maryam, Baka Kwasari, Mallam Yan Kolo, Bana Gonna, Mohammed Abu Maryam, and Abu Dardda.
At the occasion in Maiduguri, Borno state capital, attended by military commanding officers from operation lafiya dole, leading the fight against boko haram, Governor Babagana Umara Zulum, approved the donation of 100 motorcycles for army’s remote operations in Borno.
He directed the state Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice, Barr. Kaka Shehu Lawan, to provide the motorcycles immediately, which soldiers use in chasing insurgents who use motorcycles to escape through remote corners in the bush and some tough terrains that vehicles do not easily access.
The governor also commissioned about 400 members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) enlisted into the Nigerian Army’s supper camp strategy in the fight against insurgency in Borno.
The 400 are in the first batch of the recruitment while Subsequent batches of the exercise will continue soon, it was announced.
The CJTF, a local group which emerged in 2013 to support the Nigerian security forces in the fight against Boko Haram and to protect local communities from attacks by the insurgents was formalized by the Borno State Government through a collaboration with the military, in which members were recruited, trained, kitted, deployed and paid monthly allowances to motivate them.
Zulum promised to continually support the Nigerian Military, and volunteers among them hunters, vigilantes and the CJTF, in sustained effort to attain peace and security.
The governor noted that his administration was planning the reconstruction of more towns and villages, which he noted cannot be possible without adequate security.
Zulum renewed his call on Boko Haram insurgents who aare hiding in Sambisa forest and bushes in the fringes of the Lake Chad to lay down their arms and surrender.
“For those that are still in the bush, terrorising innocent lives and destroying properties, I call upon all of them to surrender. You are killing your brothers and sisters, destroying your own infrastructures that were built using money generated through tax from your forefathers. Today we have all seen the level of devastation, nobody is being left, we are all affected in one way or another.”
