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Monday 14 Sep 2015 - 13:17 Makkah mean time-1-12-1436
Abuja (IINA) – The Nigerian military said that the anti-terrorism strategies being employed by the new leaders have started yielding positive results with scores of Boko Haram terrorists surrendering to troops engaged in the Counter-Terrorism and Counter-Insurgency Operations in the North East tagged "Operation Lafiya Dole".
Director of Army Public Relations Col. Sani Usman disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, saying that more Boko Haram members and fighters were willing to surrender to the Nigerian military, news agencies reported.
Usman listed the new strategies employed to include sustained offensive operations, pre-emptive air strikes by the Nigerian Air Force and routes blocking by ground troops all geared towards constricting and snuffing out the Boko Haram terrorists.
"Many of the terrorists that willingly surrendered painted images of mass panic and hysteria among their erstwhile colleagues who are feeling the noose tightening on their necks with the relentless efforts of troops and renewed vigor in operations inspired by the personal leadership of the Chief of Army Staff," he said.
Usman assured that the Nigerian Army in conjunction with the Air Force and other security agencies will continue to devise and implement effective strategies to bring Boko Haram terrorism to a speedy end.
The army will also continue, he added, to receive surrendering suspects and assures innocent ones among them that surrender is the only option open to them.
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