Top Boko Haram Commander Surrenders With Wife, Child

A top Boko Haram commander has surrendered to the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) together with his wife and child.

Abandoning his terrorist colleagues, the Commander and his family defected to MNJTF.

They are currently being housed in a secret location manned by the MNJTF.

Chief of Military Public Information for MNJTF, Col Timothy Antigha, who disclosed this, said the defector voluntarily denounced the terrorists groups and surrendered.

He quoted the defector, whose identity is being kept secret as saying he joined Boko Haram in 2015 and took part in terrorist operations in Arege, Kangarwa, Metele and Mallam Fatori.

The born again terrorist said he decided to surrender following intense bombing of the terrorists positions by the Task Force.

He was quoted as saying: “Constant artillery and air bombardments have greatly affected our plans and dampened our morale.

“More fighters are ready to surrender, but they are uncertain of what fate awaits them”.

The former Boko Haram leader expressed doubts over the correctness of the group’s spiritual direction.

Recall that in March this year, a group of Boko Haram terrorists surrendered in Sector Four in Diffa, Niger Republic while some also surrendered to troops of Sector One in Mora, Cameroon and are currently being rehabilitated.

Boko Haram defectors in Sector Three (Nigeria) are being rehabilitated through Operation SAFE CORRIDOR.

Speaking on the development, Colonel Atigha said: “While MNJTF will continue to intensify the tempo of its kinetic operations on all fronts, it encourages more terrorists to reject terrorism and abandon the needless killing of innocent civilians.

“They are further encouraged to seek redemption within the structures provided for rehabilitation within the different jurisdictions.”