Boko Haram: 91 terrorists family arrested in Borno

Boko Haram: 91 terrorists family arrested in Borno.

Ninety-one (91) Boko Haram/Islamic States for West Africa Province terrorists and their families have surrendered to troops of Operation Hadin Kai and are currently taken into custody, military authorities said on Friday.

The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu disclosed this in a statement in Abuja.

Nwachukwu said the troops of 202 Battalion took custody of eight insurgents and their families, comprising 10 adult females and 22 children, who surrendered at Ruwaza village in Bama Local Government Area of Borno state in northeast Nigeria.

Bama is about 70 km from Maiduguri the Borno state capital. The local government was a no-go area due to the activities of Boko Haram until it was liberated in 2018 and Civil authorities returned.

General Nwachukwu in his statement said the troops of Forward Operational Base operating along BoCobs-Bama road also arrested 20 terrorists and their families, who surrendered to troops at Nbewa village also in Bama Local Government Area.

Read Also: Clearance Operations: Troops kill 42 terrorists, arrests 41,…

According to him, the surrendered families of the insurgents comprised 15 adult females and 26 children.

“The suspects all surrendered to the troops, during clearance operations in the areas on July 29, following ongoing intense clearance operations by troops in the general areas.

“The children among the surrendering suspects have been vaccinated with polio vaccines, while the adult and female suspects, who have been documented and screened are currently undergoing preliminary investigations,” he said.

Nwachukwu also disclosed that troops of 73 Battalion, in conjunction with a combined team of Civilian Joint Task Force and Hunters, intercepted a terrorists’ logistic supplier during a fighting patrol along Molai-Damboa road.

He said the team swiftly mobilised and stormed the location, where they arrested the suspect, while he was perfecting plans to deliver logistics to the insurgents in the forest.

He said the items recovered from the suspect include a vehicle, four jerry cans of 30 liters of PMS, one four-liter gallon of engine oil, one motorcycle pump, one oil treatment, and one torchlight.