No hiding place for the insurgents that escaped from Kuje jailbreak – General Musa
By Madu Mohammed, , Maiduguri
The theater Commander,Northeast Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), Major General Christopher Musa has assured that there is no hiding place for the insurgents that escaped from the Kuje Correctional Centre Jail break, as His troops have spread their beam light to arrest any of them in the event they return back to the Northeast.
Briefing journalists at the OPHK headquarters, Maiduguri on Friday, The theater Commander, Northeast Operation Hadin Kai, Major General Christopher Musa said ” we have the pictures and the list of all insurgents that escaped in the Kuje jailbreak. We assured you we are going to get them as we have spread our search light on them.”
The theater Commander said they have circulated their pictures to all formations within the theater and in the event they came back to the Northeast, they will be apprehended
General Musa also presented another three Chibok school girls that were recently rescued as a result of the offensive and hardship the insurgents were facing from their troops in the bushes to the Borno state government.
He said the additional three Chibok School Girls were rescued in Gwoza and Bama areas of Borno state.
” As a result intensified offensives by our troops on the hideout and enclave of the Islamic State for West African province (ISWAP,(, and Boko Haram we are making these successes. . few weeks ago we rescued some Chibok girls and today we are presenting another Chibok girls. We assured you we are going to rescue the remaining Chibok girls and any other persons in insurgents captivity including Leah Shua’ibu” the theater Commander said.
He said kauna Luka, Rubecca Bitrus, and sarah were rescued by the troops of 21 Armoured Brigade Bama in Gwoza axis and were 7 rescued 18th and 22 July 2022 .and were serial number 41, 38 and 7 respectively.
General Musa further said ” we call you here today to acquaint with the recent successes we made in the theater, where we neutralized over 50 insurgents while over 120 surrendered as a result of fire power of our troops. “.
He said following the offensive on the Boko Haram insurgents, 70,573 insurgents have so far surrendered among whom 45,009 were males, 38,08 were females and 20,185 children, saying that “we are going to pursue them from .hideout to hideout, enclave to enclave”.
In his remark, the General Officer Commanding (GOC(, 7 Division, Major General, Wahidi Shuabu said ” we are going to intensify efforts to get the remaining Chibok girls and any other person in Boko haram captivity.”.