..suspect providing other supports to terrorists
A ‘repentant’ Boko Haram terrorist who has been reintegrated back to Bama community in Borno State has been caught on his way to Sambisa Forest to supply various logistics to Boko Haram terror group.
According to a counter-insurgency publication, Zagazola Makama, the suspect was apprehended alongside two other collaborators at Barraram Village also known as Daula Merket.
“The three repentant terrorists who were residing in Bama community have been providing support ranging from food items, fuel, motorcycle tubes and tyres as well other Logistics to the terrorists. Bama town has recorded many of such incident of repentant collaborating with terrorists against the NA troops,” the report said.
In a related development, no fewer than eight Boko Haram terrorists have surrendered in the Bama Local Government Area of Borno State following a weeklong sustained offensive by the troops of Operation Hadin Kai in Sambisa forest.
Bama is about 60km from Maiduguri, the state capital.
The terrorists from Birnin Abuja Village in Sambisa forest laid down their arms to the troops of the 21 Armoured Brigade on Friday.
The militants, Julebeb, Munkaila, Zarkawi, Sadiq, Baba, Abu Harira, Hamza And Bakura, who were active fighters loyal to the Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jihād, Boko Haram faction, surrendered their AK-47 rifles.
It was learnt that they surrendered due to the troops’ onslaught as well as the Boko Haram-ISWAP infighting.
One of the surrendered terrorists said they lost hope in the fight. as the forest became inhabitable and their people were dying due to harship, bad living considitons and diseases.
“Every day we keep asking ourselves who are we fighting and why are we fighting. We keep killing ourselves. There is no joy in Boko Haram.
“Many of our people are tired, they want to surrender but they are scared. They think that when they come out they will be killed. We also have the same thought. But they did not kill us,” he said.
Recall that over 100,000 terrorists with their families have surrendered to troops of Operation Hadin Kai within the last year.