2 Boko Haram commanders surrender to military in Borno

Two Boko Haram commanders, Ibrahim Muhammed and Auwal Muhammed, well known as Wanka, have surrendered to the troops of Sector 3 of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) in Monguno, Borno State.

The MNJTF is a combined multinational formation comprising military units from Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Niger Republic, and Nigeria.

It is headquartered in N’Djamena and is mandated to bring an end to the Boko Haram insurgency.

The Chief of Military Public Information of the MNJTF, Lt.-Col. Abubakar Abdullahi, on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, noted that the two insurgents escaped from the Kwalaram/Bakura Buduma camps after fighting for more than a decade.

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He added that the former Boko Haram commanders, who surrendered on Monday, caved in as a result of intensified kinetic and non-kinetic operations targeting terrorist groups within Sector 3 of the MNJTF.

Abdullahi stated also that during an investigation, the two Muhammeds admitted to their long-standing affiliation with the Bakura Buduma camp where they had fought for 15 years in Kwalaram, Marte in Borno State.

Abdullahi added: “The recovery of various items from the surrendering terrorists underscores the significance of this development.

“Items recovered from Ibrahim Muhammed were two AK-47 rifles, three AK-47 magazines, 90 rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition, two magazine carriers and one mobile phone set.

“From Auwal Mohammed, we recovered five magazines, 101 rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition, one X-mobile phone, two hand grenades, and one X hand-held radio.”

The Star