“41,000 Surrendered Terrorists Are Children Who Were Being Trained As Future Fighters”, Army General Reveals
- Terrorists are reportedly training their children as future fighters, one of Nigeria's Army generals revealed
- According to Christopher Musa, theatre commander of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), he number of children terrorists who surrendered are over 41,000
- Meanwhile, he insisted that the military will continue to implement effective strategies to bring an end to terrorism
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In a development that will alarm many Nigerians, a Army general has revealed that almost half of surrendered terrorists are children.
According to Christopher Musa, theatre commander of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), about 83,000 Boko Haram members have so far surrendered to the troops of the Nigerian army.
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He added that 41,000 of the surrendered terrorists are children who were being trained as future fighters.
According to Mamman Mohammed, DG, Press and Media Affair, to Mai Mala Buni, the Army general disclosed this on Friday, December 17, during a visit the Yobe governor.
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He said:
“God has been very magnanimous for us, we have received a lot of surrendered individuals. We are moving almost 83, 000 now, out of that number, over 41, 000 are children."
“The terrorists are trying to develop a new set of terrorists, their own children and that would have been very dangerous because you know normally for children when they grow up and whatever they see is what they copy. So, if they grow and think killing is natural, they become very dangerous.”
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Meanwhile, the Centre for African Liberation and Socio-Economic Rights (CALSER) says Nigerian Armed Forces have demonstrated preparedness and zeal towards a credible, transparent and violence-free elections in 2023.
The stakeholders noted that the apolitical stance of the military is reassuring and enough reason for Nigerians to celebrate the protection and perseveration of their nascent democracy.
Speaking at a press conference attended by Legit.ng on Wednesday, December 14 in Abuja, Executive Director of CALSER, Cecilia Ikechukwu, described the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen Lucky Irabor as the gamechanger in the war against insurgents, bandits and other criminals. She said as a leader, the CDS understands the value of teamwork which he has entrenched since his appointment.
Source: Legit.ng
