The Nigerian Military has said plans have been concluded to prosecute over 886 arrested Boko Haram terrorists.
The Theatre Commander, North-East Joint Operation, HADIN KAI, Major General Christopher Musa, made this known on Tuesday in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.
Musa, who was represented by the Acting Theater Intelligence Coordinator, Colonel Obinna Azuike, briefed journalists on the successes so far recorded in the ongoing counter-insurgency operations in the North East.
He disclosed that arrangements have been concluded to transfer the detained Boko Haram terrorists to Giwa Project at Kainji in Niger State, for prosecution.
The Acting Theater Intelligence Coordinator revealed that a total of 1,893, terrorists were being detained at the Centre for Prosecution.
Azuike also stated another 323 terrorists, who willingly gave up their arms to embrace peace, were undergoing De-Radicalization, Demobilization and Rehabilitation (DDR) programme in Gombe State.
He said over 82,237 terrorists and their family members have so far surrendered to troops in various locations in the North East since July 2021.
The military official said out of the surrendered persons, 16,577 were active male fighters, 24,499 are women, and 41,161 are children.
He said, “Information obtained from detailed debriefings of the surrendered terrorists are being continually factored into the operations of the theatre. Such debriefings are routinely undertaken as more fighters continue to surrender in their numbers.
“Also, the commencement of a comprehensive Disarmament, De-radicalization, Rehabilitation and Reintegration programme by the Borno State government, in conjunction with International Organizations and Op Safe Corridor, will positively encourage the surrender of more persons and will be a catalyst to the ongoing peace process.”