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A total of 17 family members of members of Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad have surrendered to troops of Operation Hadin Kai in Borno State.
The Nigerian Army said 16 of them surrendered in Konduga Local Government Area, while one other surrendered in Bama Local Government Area.
The Acting Military Information Officer, Operation Hadin Kai, Capt. Muhammed Goni, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, saying the surrendered relatives are in military custody undergoing preliminary profiling and debriefing.
The statement read, “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.”
