In a major breakthrough in the fight against insurgency in the Lake Chad region, 210 members of the extremist group Boko Haram have surrendered to the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), according to an official announcement on Tuesday, July 1.
The mass surrender took place in the Baga Sola area near Bol, Chad, following intensified military operations and psychological warfare campaigns led by Sector 2 of Operation Lake Chad. Among those who turned themselves in were not only active fighters but also family members, many of whom were reportedly coerced into joining the group.
Ten weapons of varying calibers were recovered during the operation.
In a statement issued by the MNJTF, the former insurgents confessed to taking part in multiple assaults across the region, specifically in the towns of Bakatolerom, Barkalam, Litri, and Kaiga Ngbouboun.
Sector 2 Commander Major General Moussa Haussa commended the troops for their efforts, saying, “The courage and professionalism of the troops have been outstanding,” and stressed that “terrorism has no future in the region.”
He assured that those who surrendered would be treated humanely and integrated into existing deradicalization programs.
Brigadier General Saleh Haggar Tidjani, the governor of Chad’s Lake region, was also present during the surrender in Bol.
He welcomed the former fighters and revealed plans for vocational training and community reintegration projects to help ease their transition back into civilian life.
The MNJTF described the development as a significant blow to Boko Haram’s operational strength, calling it “a strategic setback” that demonstrates the effectiveness of its dual-pronged approach—combining military pressure with rehabilitation and reintegration measures.
The surrender marks one of the largest such incidents in recent years and adds momentum to ongoing regional efforts to end more than a decade of extremist violence that has destabilized communities across the Lake Chad Basin.
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