Mahmud Albarnawy, the eldest son of the founder of the Islamic States of West African Province (ISWAP), has reportedly surrendered to operatives of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Borno.
Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication focused on
the Lake Chad region, said Mahmud surrendered to the security operatives on May
12.
Intelligent sources told Makama that 22-year-old Mahmud was
confirmed to be the son of Maman Nur, founder of the ISWAP, after he was
profiled at the NSCDC headquarters in Maiduguri, Borno capital.
The publication said an uncle of Mahmud in Gamboru Ngala
encouraged him to surrender after he received information about his readiness
to abandon the group.
“A reliable agent was sent to convey him to Maiduguri. They
arrived in Maiduguri on May 11 at about 1 pm,” the publication said.
“Mahmud was later debriefed and profiled by an intelligence
officer of the command, where he confessed to having sneaked out of the Ali
Ngulde camp in Mandara Mountain, Gwoza LGA, into Maiduguri and stayed for about
a month at Gwange in the city capital before relocating to Gamboru Ngala
without any alarm or distress signs from communities.
“During his stay in Gamboru Ngala, some of his late father’s
loyalists were persuading him to return to the Lake Chad general area to pay
allegiance to ISWAP, but he refused, citing the betrayal and eventual execution
of his late father.”
Makama said Mahmud confessed to having been involved in
attacks launched at Bama, Banki, Gwoza, and many other areas in Borno.
The publication said the terrorist who surrendered used to
work as a middle-rank fighter under the Boko Haram group.
The publication added that he had been handed over to the
Bulunkutu rehabilitation facility for further documentation and custody.
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