Army arrests suspected Boko Haram, ISWAP member escaping Borno terrorist enclave

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Troops of Operation Hadin Kai person intercepted a suspected subordinate of the Boko Haram/ISWAP violent radical who allegedly fled a violent enclave pursuing caller subject airstrikes successful Borno State.

The improvement was disclosed by a information expert and counter-insurgency adept successful the Lake Chad region, Zagazola Makama, successful a station shared via his X handle.

According to subject sources cited successful the report, the suspect, identified arsenic Ahmad Sheriff, 27, was intercepted astatine astir 10:12 a.m. connected May 31 during a patrol on the Kukawa–Cross Kauwa axis successful Kukawa Local Government Area of the state.

The sources said the fishy was travelling with 2 children erstwhile helium was apprehended by troops conducting regular information operations successful the area.

Preliminary interrogation reportedly revealed that the fishy fled from Kangarawa, a known violent enclave, pursuing sustained subject airstrikes targeting the area.

The fishy allegedly told investigators that helium escaped alongside 17 different individuals but became separated from the radical aft they encountered equipped terrorists portion moving done the bush.

Military authorities said items recovered from the fishy included a smartphone, 43 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition, a star panel, a powerfulness bank, a brace of sunglasses, a mosquito net, covering materials and N48,000 successful cash.

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