9 Boko Haram insurgents surrender

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File Photo: Some captured Boko Haram fighters

Three of the Boko Haram suspects

Three suspected members of Boko Haram have surrendered to troops of 27 Task Force Brigade of Operation Lafiya Dole at Buni Yari, Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State.

Spokesman of the Nigerian Army, Brigadier-General Sani Usman in a statement on Sunday said the 3 acclaimed suspected Boko Haram terrorists, Usman Ali, aged 22, Ibrahim Matukur, aged 13 and Usman Hussaini aged 25, willingly surrendered themselves to troops.

Others are Ali Baba, 25 years, Modu Wakil, 15 years, Usman Mahamadu, 47 years, Goni Bukar, 50 years, Modu Konto, 20 years and Isah Ali, 25 years old.

”During preliminary investigation, the surrendering Boko Haram terrorists revealed that they belong to Mamman Nur faction of the Boko Haram terrorist group. They said that they deliberately surrendered because they had realized their folly and no longer wish to continue with the criminal terrorists and insurgents activities,” Usman stated.

The suspects disclosed further that they escaped from the terrorists hideout at Buk village in Damboa Local Government Area of Borno state, adding that there were many more Boko Haram fighters willing to surrender because of untold hardship they suffer.

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”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.

”They urged that the military authorities make concerted efforts to reach out to other terrorists in the forest since they were willing to surrender.

Usman stated further that troops of 151 Battalion, 21 Brigade Nigerian Army, on Operation Lafiya Dole, on Saturday ambushed Boko Haram terrorists at Mayanti village while on patrol along Mayanti- Banki Junction road.

The troops killed one of the terrorists, while others sustained gun shot wounds

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