Suspected ISWAP gunboat operator surrenders, quarantined, treated

A suspected fighter of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) trained as a gunboat operator has surrendered to troops of the Nigerian Army in Damasak, Mobbar Local Government Area of Borno State.
The development was contained in a post shared on X on Thursday by security analyst Zagazola Makama.
According to the post, the suspect surrendered to troops of the 5 Brigade at about 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday.
Preliminary findings showed that the fighter escaped from an ISWAP camp in Barra Village, located in the Lake Chad region near Dogon Chukwu. The camp was said to be under the control of a terrorist commander identified as Abu Ubeida.
“During an initial debriefing, the surrende...