Five suspected Boko Haram members including Mallam Isa, a commander, have surrendered to troops of the Nigerian Army in Borno.
According to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency expert, they surrendered on July 22 to the troops of 73 Battalion, Operation Hadin Kai.
“At about 200812A, the troops of Cashew plantation deployed at Valley Shuwa had received five surrendered Boko Haram terrorists,” Makama quoted a source as saying.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that the insurgents were said to have came out from Gazuwa, an acclaimed new headquarters of the Boko Haram faction, located about 8 kilometers to Bama Local Government area.”