Director of Defence Information (DDI), Brig-Gen. Chris Olukolade
The Defence Headquarters has disclosed that about 1,000 members of the outlawed Boko Haram sect have been captured, since the declaration of emergency rule by President Goodluck Jonathan in the three north-eastern states of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe, three months ago.
This was revealed by the Director of Defence Information (DDI), Brig-Gen. Chris Olukolade, Thursday when some journalists demanded an assessment of the Joint Task Force (JTF) towards achieving the mandate of emergency rule, having reached the mid-way mark of three out of the six months approved by the National Assembly.
Olukolade, who refused to give specific figures for operational, tactical and strategic reasons, noted that military operations have been very successful in dislodging the Boko Haram terrorists from their former strongholds, especially in Borno and Yobe States.
He said a lot of them have been captured, "over a thousand" and currently held in various locations for further intelligence gathering and questioning.
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