Troops of Operation Hadin kai in the North east region has disclosed that top leaders of the Islamic State of West Africa Province and 76 fighters including their families have surrendered in Borno State.
Muhammad Goni, the Acting Military Information Officer Headquarters Joint Task Force North East Operation Hadin Kai, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday night.
According to him, the insurgents dropped their arms and abandoned their enclaves due to relentless military pressures.
The statement reads “The Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), has continued to record significant operational successes in the ongoing counter terrorism campaign against Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists through sustained operations backed by credible, timely and actionable intelligence.
“In another major breakthrough, a fresh group of top ISWAP terrorist leaders have abandoned their enclaves and surrendered to troops within the North-East theatre of operations.
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