Boko Haram

The Nigerian Army on Wednesday said that five Boko Haram fighters belonging to the Al-Barnawi faction have surrendered to troops of the 3 Batalion following sustained bombardment of the insurgents' hideout in the Northeast.

Army Operations Media Coordinators, Colonel Aminu Iliyasu in a statement, made available to journalists, gave the names of the surrendered insurgents as Ramat Mohammed, Alhaji Brazil, Bukar Gambo, Waziri Bukar and Bashuna Musa.

According to the statement, the suspects were forced out of their hideout by hunger and unending bombardments, which they said left them with no choice than to surrender.

"During preliminary interrogation, the surrendered insurgents revealed that hunger and unending bombardments of their hideouts left them with no choice that to escape from them."

SOURCE: https://www.tori.ng