78 more Boko Haram terrorists and their family members are said to have in the last few days surrendered to the troops of the Sector 3 Multinational Joint Task Force ,MNJTF, Operation Hadin Kai in Monguno Local Government Area of Borno State.
Their surrender is said to be due to the sustained onslaught on their hideouts by troops as well as the raging infighting with ISWAP which led to the killing of over 100 terrorists on both sides within the last 7 days.
Both Boko Haram and ISWAP are said to be trying to take advantage of their strengths to attack each other.
Intelligence sources say the Boko Haram Buduma faction which had an upper hand over ISWAP in the recent turn of events successfully captured most of the enclaves of ISWAP forcing them to take refuge in a more fortified hideouts in the axis of Kukawa and Madayi and Kwatan Mota.
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Boko Haram’s recent successes are attributable to the activities of aggrieved ISWAP fighters who decamped to join forces with the Boko Haram Buduma Faction.
Last weekend the Boko Haram faction intercepted about 60 ISWAP terrorists including three key Commanders identified as Abubakar Saddiq, Abou Maimuna and Malam Idris who were on their way to Damasak.
Editor Oloyede Oworu
