Borno: 50-year-old Boko Haram, ISWAP member surrenders after escaping enclave

A 50-year-old pistillate linked to a Boko Haram/ISWAP has escaped from an insurgent enclave successful the Mandara Mountains and surrendered to troops of Operation Hadin Kai successful Borno State.

The improvement was disclosed by information expert and counter-insurgency expert, Zagazola Makama, successful a station shared connected his X handle.

Military sources said the woman, identified arsenic Ghwa’a Biwa, surrendered to troops of the 192 Battalion (Mechanised), deployed astatine a institution determination successful Gwoza Local Government Area.

According to the sources, she fled from the enclave of a violent commandant known arsenic Wa’a, located wrong the Mandara Mountains, earlier turning herself successful to troops connected June 2.

Preliminary screening indicated that worsening surviving conditions wrong the camp, including the shortage of basal necessities, contributed to her determination to escape.

The sources besides noted that sustained subject unit connected violent enclaves successful the portion has further strained conditions for insurgents and their families.

“She was decently screened and documented upon surrender and is presently successful subject custody for further indispensable action,” the sources said.

Security sources added that the incidental reflects a increasing inclination of escapes and surrenders from violent camps successful the North-East, attributed to...