Boko Haram Bomb Experts Surrender To MNJTF
Two Terrorists said to be Boko Haram bomb experts surrendered to the Nigerian Army on Sunday.
A counter-insurgency expert and security analyst, Zagazola Makama in a post on X on Monday, said the terrorists identified as Abubakar Mohammed (alias Garba), 19 and Bana Modu, 13 surrendered to the Sector 3 of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), Monguno, Borno State.
Zagazola, who shared pictures of the suspects, said the arrest marked 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,” the report said.
Meanwhile, items recovered from them include two IEDs, two mobile phones, and a sum of fifty-three thousand Naira (N53,000.00).
Earlier, it was reported that the army had discovered a bakery reportedly belonging to the Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists in Borno State.
The bakery is in Maisani, Timbuktu Triangle in the Damboa Local Government Area of the state.
Zagazola in a post on X on Monday said that the troops of Operation Lake Sanity III, Operation Hadin Kai discovered the bakery.
Zagazola said intelligence sources revealed that the discovery was made by the combined troops of 199 Special Forces Battalion in conjunction with Hybrid Forces and Civilian JTF during its exploitation into the terrorists’ den on Sunday, April 21, 2024.
He said the sources revealed that the bakery was “destroyed while items recovered include 2 Lister generating plants, 1 baking machine and several baking materials”.
