I have survived over 50 attacks by Boko Haram, says Zulum

By our reporter/ Bornu state governor Babagana Zulum on Tuesday said the Boko Haram sect has attacked him more than 50 times.

The governor who made the disclosure in an interactive session with State House correspondents after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari, also revealed that over 100,000 Borno indigenes have been killed in the 12-year-old insurgency in the North East.

Zulum further stated that 2,600 insurgents had surrendered, adding that the figure included children, wives, and other family members of the former fighters.

According to the governor, among those that surrendered were innocent people who were forcefully conscripted to join the Boko Haram sect, while some are teenagers, noting that his government was not contemplating to giving repentant terrorists any dime for relinquishing the sect.

The governor, who said he discussed the report of the surrender of Boko Haram insurgents with the President, said he did not see any reason why those who surrendered should be rejected.

Mixed reactions have trailed the surrender of repentant insurgents who have begged for forgiveness with some calling for their pardon while others have demanded their prosecution.