Seven ISWAP fighters’ family members surrender to troops in Borno

Seven household members of suspected terrorists, accompanied by 12 children, person surrendered to troops of Operation HADIN KAI astatine Mafa successful Borno State, pursuing reported hunger and convulsive clashes among rival insurgent factions.

A information expert, Zagazola Makama, disclosed successful a station connected X that the 7 women surrendered astatine astir 5 p.m. connected August 17 to troops of 112 Task Force Battalion deployed successful Mafa.

Zagazola said that the women were identified arsenic Falamatai Modu, 30; Kelu Yaga, 25; Fada Yaga, 30; Gwaya Kadi, 25; Hauwa Mallam, 25; Maryam Yusuf, 25; and Fanna Kadi, 40.

He added that they were accompanied by 12 children, aged betwixt 3 months and 10 years.

According to him, preliminary interrogation revealed that the women escaped from the Yaganari violent enclave owed to hunger and concerns implicit their information pursuing convulsive clashes betwixt rival violent factions.

The information adept further said that the escapees were profiled and documented by the troops and would beryllium handed implicit to the 24 Task Force Brigade Military Intelligence Regiment for further acti...