Jambross, Ibrahim: Wanted Terrorist Leaders Surrender to Nigerian Military, Details Emerge
- Notorious terrorist leaders, including Yellow Jambros and Alhaji Mallam, have surrendered to Nigerian troops amid a wave of successful military operations
- The Defence Headquarters made this announcement on Friday and noted that troops also neutralized arrested 61 oil thieves, and rescued 129 hostages
- Major General Edward Buba, Director of Defence Media Operations, confirmed the development and shared further details
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The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) said notorious terrorists’ leaders on its wanted list, Yellow Jambros, Alhaji Mallam, Ardo Idi (Alhaji Lawal), Lawal Kwalba, Salkado, Yellow Ibrahim, Gana’e and Babangida, among others, have surrendered to troops during the week.
Terrorist leaders surrender to troops
Director Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba, in a statement on Friday, November 29, said others were similarly indicating interests to surrender.
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Maj.-Gen. Buba also disclosed that troops neutralised 135 terrorists, arrested 185 others and rescued 129 hostages during the week.
According to Buba, the surrendering of the terrorists followed troops’ onslaught against them in recent weeks.
Speaking further, Buba added that following the terrorists’ leadership overtures, a non-kinetic collaborative effort with stakeholders was deployed to encourage the surrendering process.
He also stated that 61 suspected oil thieves were also arrested by the troops with the recovery of stolen crude worth N889,233,020.00.
“Accordingly, several terrorist leaders, commanders and combatants have so far surrendered with more indicating interest to surrender.
“Notable terrorist that have surrendered include Yellow Jambros, Alhaji Mallam, Ardo Idi (Alhaji Lawal), Lawal Kwalba, Salkado, Yellow Ibrahim, Gana’e and Babangida among others,” he said.
“We remain in a winning position in the war and will continue to find innovative solutions to tackle the nation’s security challenges,” he said.
Leadership confirmed the development in its publication on Friday.
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