Monday, April 22, 2024 – Two Boko Haram improvised explosive device (IED) experts have surrendered to the Sector 3 of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) in Monguno, Borno State.
Security analyst and counter-insurgency expert, Zagazola
Makama, who disclosed this on Monday, April 22, 2024, said the MNJTF has
reported continued surrender of terrorists in its Area of Operations.
“Among the latest to lay down their arms were two individuals
identified as improvised explosive device (IED) experts, 19-year-old Abubakar
Mohammed (alias Garba) and 13-year-old Bana Modu,” the report reads.
The surrender took place on 21 April 2024, marking a notable
success in the ongoing campaign to dismantle Boko Haram's operations in the
region.
During a preliminary investigation, Mohammed and Modu
revealed they had been ordered to plant IEDs along roads Doron Baga and Fish
Dam in Baga, Kukawa Local Government of Borno State Nigeria.
Instead of carrying out their mission, they decided to
abandon their task, escape with the IEDs and surrender to the MNJTF.
Their decision was influenced by the MNJTF
recently concluded Operation NASHRUL SALAM, a non-kinetic operation and sector’s personal engagement strategy with relevant sources, showcasing the effectiveness of psychological operations in the fight against terrorism.
Items recovered from them include two IEDs, two mobile phones, and a sum of fifty-three thousand Naira (N53,000.00) only from Mohammed and Modu.
This development underscores the MNJTF's commitment to
encouraging other terrorists hiding in the Lake Chad Islands to come out,
surrender and lay down their arms, in a bid to achieve sustainable peace in the
region.
The MNJTF remains dedicated to its mission of restoring peace
and facilitating the return of normalcy to the Lake Chad Basin.
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