In a significant breakthrough in the fight against terrorism in the Lake Chad Region, troops of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) under Sector 3 Monguno have successfully secured the surrender of seven suspected Boko Haram terrorists in Damasak, Borno State, Nigeria.
The individuals, identified as Mallam Baba Ibrahim (19), Malam Bamai Ali (20), Mallam Jundu Ali (19), Mallam Abba Ali (25), Mallam Abubakar Mohammed (20), Tijjani Ali (20), and Mallam Ali Mommudu (25), voluntarily turned themselves in to MNJTF troops at Walada village after sustained military pressure.
The suspects admitted to participating in multiple terrorist activities across Northern Borno and cited exhaustion with the conflict as a key reason for surrendering. They confessed that fear of execution had previously prevented them from laying down their arms.
The surrendered weapons and equipment include two RPG tubes, four RPG bombs, an AK-47 rifle, an HK 21 German machine gun, eight empty magazines, and 715 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition. Additional items handed over include two horses, 30 rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition, 51 NATO rounds, 12 mobile phones, six small solar panels, two bandoliers, and four knives.
The former insurgents are currently cooperating with the MNJTF and providing valuable intelligence. The MNJTF has encouraged other terrorists to seize the opportunity to surrender, emphasizing that laying down arms is a crucial step toward lasting peace in the Lake Chad Region.
Lieutenant Colonel Olaniyi Osoba, Chief Military Information Officer, HQ MNJTF N’Djamena, Chad, reaffirmed the MNJTF’s commitment to dismantling terrorist networks and restoring stability across the region.
