The offensive operation of the Nigerian Army in the Northeast Nigeria, Operation Hadinkai, has recorded success as more fighters from Jamā’at ahlus sunnah lid da’awati wal jihad best known as Bokoharam and it’s counterpart allegiant to ISIS, Islamic State of West African Province, ISWAP surrender.
This was contained in a statement signed by Director Army Public Relations Officer Brigadier General Onyena Nwachukwu.
“In continuation of the ongoing intensive clearance operations across the theatre of Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), more Boko Haram Terrorists (BHTs) and elements of Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) and their families, who have hitherto hibernated around the fringes of Sambisa forest have yielded to troops’ heavy artillery and air bombardments and surrendered to troops at Forward Operational Base (FOB) Banki Junction/BOCOBS in Bama, Borno State on 2 August 2021” the statement read.
General Nwachukwu revealed that the fighters include 19 male fighters, 19 adult females and 49 children from Njimia village and environs.
The children has since administered polio vaccine and the fighters undergoing security profiling and investigations.
Weapons were also recovered from the surrendered terrorists as noted in the statement.
“The fire arms and incendiaries recovered from the terrorists include, 8 AK 47 rifles, 1General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG), 2 Fabrique Nationale (FN) Rifles, 1 Dane Gun, 1Makarov Pistol, 89 rounds of 7.62mm (Special) ammunition, 89 rounds of 12.7mm ammunition, 66 rounds of 7.62mm (NATO) ammunition, 5 x 9mm rounds of ammunition, 2 Hand Grenades, 27 AK 47 Rifle magazines and 2 FN Rifle magazines.
“Others are 1 pistol magazine, 1 x 60mm Mortar Bomb, 10 x14.5mm empty cases, 2 primed suicide vests, 72 trigger switches, 10 primed Improvised Explosive Devices (IED), 5 Electric Detonating Chords, 6 packs of Water Gel Explosives, 6 Mobile Phones, 1 Camel Pack, 1 Cammoulage bag, 2 Hard drives, 1 Plier, 2 Unserviceable Hand held Radios, 2 Scissors, and needles, 2 Match boxes and the sum of Fifty Five Thousand Naira (N55,000:00) only.”
