A 23-year-old suspected Boko Haram fighter, identified as Ali Saidiq, has surrendered to Nigerian troops in Borno State with an AK-47 rifle and 26 rounds of ammunition.
The development was disclosed in a post on X by Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency and security expert in the Lake Chad region.
Saidiq, a native of Garere in Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State, surrendered on Thursday during a stop-and-search operation at Kwatan Alkama checkpoint.
The operation was conducted by troops of the 196 Amphibious Battalion and the Nigerian Army Brigade Lake Chad.
According to security sources, Saidiq voluntarily handed over an AK-47 rifle with registration number 02657 and a magazine containing 26 rounds of 7.62x39mm ammunition.
Preliminary investigation indicated that he decided to surrender following sustained military pressure on terrorist elements operating in the area.
Sources said the suspect had also lost interest in continuing with terrorist activities.
His surrender,
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