Over 51,000 Boko Haram Militants Surrendered In One Year, Top Nigerian Army Brass Reveals

Boko Haram*, a jihadist militant group based in northeastern Nigeria, has posed a persistent danger to the region for over a decade. The group, which seeks to establish an Islamic caliphate in the region, has carried out numerous attacks on civilian and military targets, resulting in over 65,000 deaths and the displacement of over 2 million people.