Ibrahim Muhammad and Auwal Muhammad, also known as “Wanka,” are the two Boko Haram commanders who have turned themselves in to the soldiers of the Multinational Joint Task Force, or MNJTF, Sector 3 in Monguno, Borno State.
Lt.-Col. Abubakar Abdullahi, the MNJTF’s Chief of Military Public Information, made this revelation on Tuesday, stating that the two rebels had fled their camps in Kwalaram and Bakura Buduma following over ten years of fighting.
He went on to say that increased kinetic and non-kinetic operations against terrorist organizations inside Sector 3 of the MNJTF were the reason behind the former Boko Haram commanders’ surrender.
Additionally, according to Abdullahi, the two Muhammads acknowledged during an inquiry that they had been longtime members of the Bakura Buduma camp, where they had fought for fifteen years in Kwalaram, Marte, Borno.
“The recovery of various items from the surrendering terrorists underscores the significance of this development.
“Items recovered from Ibrahim Muhammed were two AK-47 rifles, three AK-47 magazines, 90 rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition, two magazine carriers and one mobile phone set.
“From Auwal Mohammed, we recovered five magazines, 101 rounds of 7.62-millimetre special ammunition, one X-mobile phone, two hand grenades and one X hand-held radio,’’ Abdullahi stated.
According to reports, the MNJTF is a multinational group made up of military units from Nigeria, Benin, Cameroon, Chad, and Niger.
With its main office located in N’Djamena, its mission is to put a stop to the Boko Haram conflict.
