{"id":7749,"date":"2026-07-21T10:16:54","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T10:16:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.securityfocus.ng\/?p=7749"},"modified":"2026-07-21T10:16:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T10:16:54","slug":"boko-haram-relocates-captives-amid-military-onslaught-in-lake-chad-basin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.securityfocus.ng\/index.php\/2026\/07\/21\/boko-haram-relocates-captives-amid-military-onslaught-in-lake-chad-basin\/","title":{"rendered":"Boko Haram Relocates Captives Amid Military Onslaught in Lake Chad Basin"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A video purportedly showing suspected Boko Haram members travelling with their wives and children around the Lake Chad area has surfaced online.<br \/><br \/>An X user, The Crusader, who shared a video on Tuesday, claimed the terrorists were relocating to a new camp amid intensified military operations.<br \/><br \/>According to the post, sustained military offensives by Nigerian troops had made it increasingly difficult for the terrorists to relocate their families to safe locations.<br \/><br \/>\u201cAs Nigerian soldiers intensify operations against bandits, the criminals are no longer able to relocate their families to safer areas. 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