Two ‘Boko Haram commanders’ surrender to troops in Borno

The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) in Borno state says two Boko Haram commanders identified as Ibrahim Muhammed and Auwal Muhammed have surrendered.

NAN reports that Abubakar Abdullahi, spokesperson of the MNJTF, announced the development in a statement on Tuesday.

Abdullahi said the former Boko Haram commanders caved in as a result of intensified kinetic and non-kinetic operations targeting terrorist groups within sector 3 of the MNJTF.

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

The headquarters of MNJTF is located in N’Djamena, the capital of Chad, and has the mandate of bringing an end to the Boko Haram insurgency.

Abdullahi said weapons were also recovered from the repentant terrorist leaders.

“The recovery of various items from the surrendering terrorists underscores the significance of this development,” NAN quoted Abdullahi as saying.

“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 7.62 millimetre special ammunition, one X-mobile phone, two hand grenades and one X hand-held radio.”