MNJTF Commander
MNJTF Commander Meets Surrendered ISWAP/Boko Haram
Fighters in Cameroon
The Force Commander of the Multinational Joint Task Force, Major
General Ibrahim Manu Yusuf has assured Boko Haram and ISWAP
terrorists who recently surrendered of humane treatment. Major
General Yusuf made the assurance during an interaction with the
former fighters today in Mora, Extreme North Region, Cameroun.
Addressing the former fighters, the Force Commander who spoke in
Hausa told them that the entire Boko Haram /ISWAP idea is misplaced
and orchestrated by a few misguided individuals who desire to
inflict suffering on millions of people in the Lake Chad Basin, for
their own selfish and personal interests.
The Commander therefore urged them to encourage their former
colleagues and friends who are still in the bush to come out and
surrender. He informed them that countries affected by Boko Haram
Insurgency have developed their respective Disarmament,
Demobilization, Reintegration and Resettlement (DD/RR) programs to
address the peculiar challenges introduced by the Boko Haram
Insurgency.
In his remarks, the spokesperson of the group (name with held)
commended MNJTF authorities for accommodating and catering for them
and their families. He observed that contrary to a widely held
opinion that fighters who surrender are being killed, members of
his group are safe. “Our Commanders told us that we would be killed
if we surrender, but here we are being treated like human beings”.
He expressed regret over the atrocities that they were misled to
commit and prayed for forgiveness.
The Force Commander also used the opportunity to operationalize
the European Union funded direct supply of Petroleum, Oil and
Lubricants to Sector 1 of the MNJTF. It would be recalled that a
fortnight ago, the MNJTF launched the programme in Sector 4 Diffa
(Niger Republic) . All sectors of the MNJTF are benefiting from the
European Union intervention.
The Commander Sector 1, Brigadier General Bouba Dobekreo , Staff
Officers from HQ MNJTF and Sector 1, among other dignitaries
witnessed the ceremony.
Please, disseminate this information to the general public.
Colonel Timothy Antigha
Chief of Military Public Information
MNJTF
N’Djamena – Chad