Borno State governor, Babagana Zulum, said on Tuesday that the Boko Haram sect has attacked him more than 50 times.
The governor said this in an interactive session with State House correspondents after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari.
He said more than 100,000 Borno indigenes have been killed in the 12-year-old insurgency in the North east.
The governor, who also disclosed that 2,600 insurgents have so far surrendered, added that the figure includes children, women, and other family members of the former fighters.
He said those that surrendered were innocent people who were conscripted to join the Boko Haram sect, while some are teenagers.
Zulum said the Borno State government is not contemplating to give the repentant terrorists any kobo for relinquishing the sect.
The governor, who said he discussed the report of the surrender of Boko Haram insurgents with the President, noted that he does not see any reason why those who surrendered should be rejected.
There has been mixed reactions over the issue of repentant insurgents who have begged for forgiveness.
While some argued that they should be pardoned, others demanded their prosecution.