Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have arrested Ba’ana Bdiya, a
“repentant Boko Haram fighter” over a bomb attack that led to the deaths of
some soldiers.
Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication focused on
the Lake Chad region, said the suspect, also known as ‘Manci’, gave out details
on the movement of the troops to terrorists on March 16.
The publication said the intelligence shared by Manci led to
the ambush of soldiers who were attacked with an improvised explosive device
(IED).
Three soldiers were reported dead and four others were
injured on the outskirt of Banki town, Borno state, during the ambush.
“Ba’ana was among the
thousands of Boko Haram who laid down their arms and were accepted back by the
society after undergoing rehabilitation. But despite renouncing his membership
of the terror group, he maintained close contact with his former colleagues,”
the publication said.
Sources in the military told Zagazola Makama that Manci had
earlier in February passed a similar intelligence to the Boko Haram fighters
who successfully ambushed troops during fighting patrols at Ngauri.
The intelligence was said to have led to the killing of some
soldiers.
“This is less than
one week after two other ex-militant, Goni Farouq and Amir Zabu, (The
executioner) who were top former Commanders of Boko Haram, were intercepted in
a phone conversation, planning attacks against troops,” the military sources
were quoted as saying.
“The real obstacle standing between the troops and the total
and final obliteration of Boko Hama terrorists is the nefarious activities of
the local network of informants.
“There are concerns that the continued release of repentant
terrorists into society without proper deradicalisation could subvert the
progress made so far in the war against insurgency.”
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