No less than nine terror suspects have come out
to surrender and lay their arms down before
before Nigerian soldiers.
Nine Boko Haram terrorists have surrendered
themselves to troops on Saturday at Buni Yari in
Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe, the army
has said.
According NAN, a statement issued by Brig.-Gen.
Sani Usman, the army spokesman inAbuja, said
the terrorists are: Usman Ali, 22, Ibrahim Matukur,
13 and Usman Hussaini 25.
Others are, Ali Baba, Modu Wakil, 15, Usman
Mahamadu, 47 years, Goni Bukar, 50, Modu Konto
and Isah Ali, 25.
Usman said that the repentant terrorists claimed
to belong to the Mamman Nur faction of the Boko
Haram terrorists group.
“They said that they deliberately surrendered
because they had realised their folly and no
longer wish to continue with the criminal terrorists
and insurgents activities.
“Furthermore, they stated that they escaped from
the terrorists’ hideout at Buk village in Damboa
Local Government Area of Borno state, ” the army
spokesman quoted them as saying.
Usman also said that they claimed that there were
many more Boko Haram fighters willing to
surrender because of untold hardship they
suffered.
“They pleaded for sympathy and forgiveness from
members of the community, restating that they
were misguided and deceived all these years to
believing they were fighting a just cause.”
According to Usman, they urge the military
authorities to make concerted efforts to reach out
to other terrorists in the forest, as they are willing
to surrender. Many terrorists in recent time have
been surrendering, including 700 who gave
themselves up to troops in June.
In another development, Usman said that troops
of 103 Battalion, also on Saturday neutralised
three female suicide bombers, who tried to
infiltrate their location at Kawuri, Konduga Local
Government Area of Borno.
He said the bombers were spotted by a vigilant
sentry while they were tried to access the military
location.
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