A total of 17 family members belonging to Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad have surrendered to troops of Operation Hadin Kai in Borno State.
This was disclosed in a statement by the Acting Military Information Officer, Operation Hadin Kai, Captain Muhammed Goni, on Wednesday
Goni revealed that 16 of them surrendered in Konduga Local Government Area, while one other surrendered in Bama Local Government Area.
According to him, the surrendered relatives are in military custody undergoing preliminary profiling and debriefing.
“Sustained offensive operations by troops of Operation HADIN KAI, OPHK, have continued to exert significant pressure on terrorist elements operating across the North-East theatre, resulting in the voluntary surrender of 17 family members of Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad, JAS, in separate incidents in Borno State,” the statement read.
It further stated that in the first incident, at about 9:15 a.m. on August 4, 2026, 16 JAS family members, comprising 10
