President Muhammadu Buhari will on Thursday meet with the security chiefs at the presidential villa, Abuja, over recent mass surrendering of Boko Haram fighters and their families to the Nigerian troops, presidential spokesperson, Femi Adesina, has said.
The Defence Headquarters had said over 1,000 insurgents, including Boko Haram commanders and bomb experts, have surrendered to troops of operation Hadin Kai in the north-east.
Adesina in a statement on Tuesday said plans to end the insecurity in parts of the country will be formulated at the meeting.
“The security forces have in the past few weeks taken the battle more robustly to insurgents, bandits, and all other criminals troubling the country, and they are now surrendering in droves,” he said.
“The President will be brought up to speed on developments at the Thursday meeting, while plans to bring a decisive end to the challenges will be formulated.”
Buhari returned to Abuja last Friday after 18 days in London, during which he attended an education summit and did health checks.
