ISWAP fighter surrenders, hands over gun to troops in Borno

A subordinate of the Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP, has surrendered to troops of Operation Hadin Kai successful Guzamala Local Government Area of Borno State.

According to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency and information adept successful the Lake Chad region, the insurgent, identified arsenic Bakaka Bukar, surrendered to troops astatine the Forward Operating Base, FOB, Mairari astatine astir 6:00 p.m. connected June 1.

Zagazola stated that the surrendered combatant handed implicit 1 AK-47 firearm and expressed his willingness to renounce insurgency and clasp peaceful coexistence with society.

He added that preliminary investigations revealed that Bukar escaped from the Arinna Maimasalaci enclave, an ISWAP stronghold reportedly nether the enactment of a violent commandant identified arsenic Abu Salim.

The information adept noted that the surrender was portion of the ongoing successes being recorded done sustained counter-insurgency operations and expanding unit connected violent enclaves crossed the North-East.

According to him, pursuing archetypal screening and documentation, the erstwhile insurgent was transported by subject authorities to the Bulunkutu Rehabilitation Centre in...