A notorious Boko Haram Terrorists identified as Bochu Abacha has surrendered to troops of Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) deployed in Kukawa Local Government of Borno State, in a significant development in the ongoing battle against terrorism in the Lake Chad region.
Bochu a key figure in several terrorists operations admitted to be a notorious Boko Haram Terrorist who has participated in several Boko Haram/ ISWAP Terrorists operations along the Mongunu – Baga axis.
A statement by the Chief Military Public Information Officer MNJTF N’Djamena Chad, Lieutenant Colonel Olaniyi Osoba said; “he confessed to having surrendered due to the intense operation of the MNJTF and lack of interest, disclosing to have escaped from a Boko Haram camp in the Mussaram with his weapon.”
Items recovered from Bochu include one AK 47 Rifle and a magazine loaded with 11 rounds of 7.62 mm ammunition,one mobile phone,AIRTEL Sim card and the sum of Thirty Two Thousand Five Hundred Naira (N32,500). He is presently providing valuable intelligence to the authority.
In a separate operation troops deployed in Gubio in conjunction with intelligence operatives successfully ambushed Boko Haram Terrorists conveying large logistics supply in 3 Toyota vehicles under the cover of darkness. The troops who moved into an ambush position for the terrorists following an intelligence report on the terrorists crossing point, engaged the terrorists in a fierce gun battle.
One terrorist was killed while others fled into nearby forest due to superior fire power of troops abandoning a large logistics supply . Items recovered include 3 Toyota vehicles loaded with assorted food stuffs, other sundry items and the sum of N2,000.
Mercy Chukwudiebere
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