Nigerian Army will accept Boko Haram Leader Shekau if he Surrenders

The Nigerian Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has said if Abubakar Shekau, leader of the dreaded terror group, Boko Haram, opts to surrender, he will be accepted.

Major General John Enenche, Coordinator of the Directorate of Defence Media Operations (DDMO) disclosed this on Friday, saying if the terror leader follows the laid down procedures for surrendering during conflict or war, the military will profile him according to international standard.

Enenche had appeared for an interview on Channels TV during which “Shekau’s recently released videos were subjected to forensic analysis."

"There are rumours that they are ready to surrender. If the insurgents truly want to surrender, there is a procedure to do that, if he (Shekau) surrenders through the procedure, we will accept it,” DailyTrust quoted him as saying.




It would be recalled that the Military authorities recently said that with the grand offensive mounted by the Armed Forces of Nigeria against Boko Haram and the Islamic State for West African Province (ISWAP), the body language of Shekau, is that of surrender.

This was after 105 Boko Haram insurgents were reportedly killed in a brutal crushing delivered on Saturday, April 18, by the troops of the Operation Lafiya Dole, a counter-terrorism section of the Nigerian Army.

The terrorists allegedly suffered the defeat as they attempted to attack Buni Gari community in Yobe State.


“If you talk about body language, the body language is there. If he makes any move in that regard, you will know but from the onslaught from troops, they can’t hide anymore”, Enenche had then said.

Meanwhile the military through the Air Task Force of Operation LAFIYA DOLE, said it destroyed compounds housing Boko Haram terrorists’ leaders at Bulawa in Sambisa Forest, Borno State.




In a statement signed by Major General Enenche, the air strikes were executed on 21 April based on credible human intelligence reports as well as Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance missions that led to the identification of the target compounds within the settlement.

He said fighter jets dispatched by the Air Task Force to take out the compounds accurately hit the target area leading to the destruction of some of the structures as well as the neutralization of some of the terrorists occupying the compounds.


He noted that Boko Haram fighters, who attempted to reposition to engage the attacking aircraft, were mopped-up in follow-on attacks by the jets.

In another report, Troops of Operation WHIRL STROKE deployed at Katsina Ala, Benue state and those of Sector 4 drawn from parts of Taraba state carried out a special raid operation on the 22nd April, on a suspected militia camp located at Anku Mbagen in Atera-Jange Torov Council Ward of Ukum LGA of Benue state.