No fewer than 50 Boko Haram terrorists and their families have surrendered to troops of Operation Hadin Kai in Borno State.
This is just as troops acting on actionable intelligence arrested five terrorists and recovered weapons.
The Nigerian Army, on its official X handle, said troops on 4 August 2024, while acting on credible intelligence regarding terrorists’ movements, apprehended two Boko Haram commanders who infiltrated the Damasak Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Mobbar local government area of Borno.
The statement said, “The suspects, Bana Yamode and Babagana Usman, who claimed to be visiting their families in the camp, had previously led attacks on troops in the area”.
The statement said troops also apprehended two suspected Boko Haram logistics suppliers, Mallam Mustapha Ismaila (49) and Abdulmudalabi Haruna (30) and rescued two minors during the operations.
In the same vein, “50 Boko Haram suspects and their families have surrendered to troops stationed in Bama, Gwoza, and Dikwa Local Government Areas”.
The statement said their surrender came at the heels of upscaled operations against the terrorists.
Meanwhile, in Yobe State on 4 August 2024, troops acting on credible intelligence arrested three Boko Haram collaborators at Gubio Market in Gubio local government area.
The statement added that following a preliminary investigation, “the suspects admitted to being involved in kidnapping and armed robbery activities in the general area”.
Items recovered from the suspects include two motorcycles and several mobile phones.
Also, in Kogi State, troops arrested a notorious kidnapping kingpin in the Egbe Community of Yagba local government area.
The suspect, Mohammed Bello, who belonged to a seven-man syndicate specialized in kidnapping unsuspecting citizens, has been on the security agencies’ wanted criminals’ watchlist.
The same troops, according to the statement, responded to a distress call regarding a kidnapping incident involving the former Chairman of the Kabba local government area.
The troops engaged the terrorists in Egbe Forest, capturing one suspect and rescuing the victim, adding that the rescued victim has since been reunited with his family.
Relatedly, troops in Ebonyi State responded to a distress call about a kidnap incident in the Ezza-Umuhuali Village of Ishielu local government area.
The statement said troops aborted the kidnap attempt and arrested a suspect in possession of an Automated Teller Machine (ATM) card, 48 different international passports, and other assorted items.
Meanwhile, troops deployed in Jigawa State also arrested nine hoodlums involved in looting a shop in Kazaure town.
The recovered items include 255 bags of fertilizer, three bags of rice, a solar panel, and five motorcycles from the looters.
In a similar development in Plateau State, troops arrested five suspected cultists and recovered a locally made pistol and a cartridge.
The troops also apprehended a suspect involved in motorcycle theft at Kara Market in Jos North Local Government area.
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