* Hands over arms, phone, registered SIM card
A notorious Boko Haram terrorist identified as Bochu Abacha, has surrendered with his weapons’ to troops of Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) deployed in Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State.
Chief Military Information officer of the MNJTF Ndjamena, Lt. Col. Olaniyi Osaba, disclosed this through a statement in Maiduguri on Saturday.
According to the statement, Abacha, who was a key figure in several terrorist operations, admitted to the troops that he had participated in multiple operations along the Mongunu-Baga axis of Bornu State.
Osaba said that Abacha attributed his surrender to the intense operations of the MNJTF and his dwindling interest in the cause.
Osaba said that upon his surrender, Abacha handed over one AK 47 Rifle, a magazine loaded with 11 rounds of 7.62 mm ammunition, a mobile phone, an Airtel SIM card, and N32,500 cash.
He explained that the suspect is currently providing valuable intelligence to the authorities.
In a separate operation, MNJTF troops, in conjunction with intelligence operatives, ambushed Boko Haram terrorists conveying large logistics supplies in three Toyota vehicles under the cover of darkness.
According to him, the troops engaged the terrorists in a fierce gun battle, killing one and forcing others to flee, abandoning their supplies.
Osaba said that recovered items included three Toyota vehicles loaded with assorted foodstuffs, sundry items, and N2,000 cash.
– NAN