The military operation in the North East has left 17 people dead on the fifth day of a push to crush the Boko Haram insurgency in the area, with a death toll of 14 insurgents and three soldiers, while seven others sustained injuries.
The spokesperson for the Defence Headquarters, Brigadier General Chris Olukolade, said the operation is continuing, with patrols sent out to secure towns and villages.Meanwhile, the Special Adviser to the President on media and publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, has conveyed President Goodluck Jonathan’s directive which urged members of the Boko Haram sect to surrender their arms and embrace the amnesty option.
The Presidency stated that the amnesty option is still open as the Presidential committee set-up to work out modalities of for it are still on the option of dialogue for a peaceful resolution.
In their biggest offence since the insurgency began in 2009, the Nigerian forces are trying to chase the well-armed militants out of territory they control in the remote semi-deserts around Lake Chad, along the borders with Cameroun, Chad and Niger.
They are also going after them in the northeastern city of Maiduguri, Borno State, where the sect has cells.
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